Former Chelsea player Joe Cole has heaped praise on one of his former club players after witnessing a slight skirmish before Kai Havertz’s second penalty during the Champions League clash League last night
Joe Cole lauded Kai Havertz for stepping up to take on a second penalty that helped Chelsea reach the Champions League quarter-finals. 2 Last night. the home side got a 1-0 lead in the first half from Raheem Sterling, then “Sing the Blues” moved away to 2-0 early in the half. behind In which they received a penalty, Havertz took charge of the kill, but shot poorly, hit the post, bounced out, but referee Danny Mugglei received a signal from VAR that the Borussia Dortmund players Tortmund entered the penalty area before blowing a new shot.
Such a decision by the referee caused massive protests from Dortmund players. But it didn’t work. Havertz stepped up calmly and this time he successfully defended, hitting the bottom corner in the same spot as the first shot. The pressure on the German international was even higher as Sterling initially wanted to take the penalty. But it was Havertz’s defiance that impressed ‘Cole’ who spoke about it after the game.
In an analysis of the UFABET game for BT Sport, the former Chelsea star explained: “Kai, he has a big personality in big moments. We saw him score the winning goal in the Champions League ′′ We watched the game, we had a great view from the studio. And there was a slight skirmish over who would shoot. I think Raheem was there, Reece (James) was there and he (Havertz) took it with real determination and I thought, ‘Yeah, he’s going the same way. But using the same technique is awesome.”
However, after the whistle sounded out of time. The emotions of Chelsea’s players, staff and supporters summed up perfectly what this result means to the club and, after the game, footage inside the tunnel shows Todd’s reaction . Bohley as the club’s co-owners stood in the Stamford Bridge tunnel waiting for Potter to return from a media interview. Before shaking hands and hugging the boss of the Blues army The US billionaire’s smile remains on the Englishman despite outside calls to sack him.
football.london believes Potter has continued to have the support of the club’s owners during this difficult time. A place in the quarter-finals has kept Chelsea’s 2022/23 campaign hopeful despite securing a top-four spot in the Premier League . They will know that their opponents in the next round and the semi-finals will be in the UEFA Champions League draw on Friday, March 10