Player ratings and round-up as Chelsea and Roma draw 3-3

Sport360 staff

01:23 19/10/2017

Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea battled back to claim a 3-3 draw with Roma to stay top of Champions League Group C.

Chelsea had surrendered a two-goal lead, through strikes from David Luiz and Hazard, to trail 3-2 with 20 minutes remaining.

Edin Dzeko’s quick-fire double, after fellow former Manchester City man Aleksandar Kolarov’s strike, looked like handing the visitors victory before Hazard headed in an equaliser.

TWEET OF THE MATCH

Dzeko… that is an unreal volley, watched all the way over the shoulder on to the left peg and straight in the onion bag 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

— Charlie Austin (@chazaustin10) October 18, 2017

STAR MAN

Edin Dzeko: Chelsea looked on course for a comfortable victory when Eden Hazard made it 2-0 but Roma – spearheaded by Bosnia and Herzegovina international Dzeko – battled back to take a precious point back to the Italian capital. The striker smashed in a superb second Giallorossi goal before grabbing another with a predatory header from Aleksander Kolarov’s whipped free-kick.

Edin Dzeko scores

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

David Luiz opened the scoring with a sumptuous strike from distance but his goal was eclipsed in the second half by Dzeko.

The former Manchester City man peeled off Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen before connecting perfectly with Federico Fazio’s chipped pass to crash a volley into the roof of Thibaut Courtois’ net and level the contest at 2-2.

DATA POINT

The entertaining draw was the first time a team managed by Antonio Conte had conceded three goals in a Champions League match.

RATINGS

Chelsea

Thibaut Courtois: 7 (out of 10)
Cesar Azpilicueta: 5
Andreas Christensen: 5
Gary Cahill: 6
Davide Zappacosta: 6
Cesc Fabregas: 6
David Luiz: 7
Tiemoue Bakayoko: 6
Marcos Alonso: 6
Eden Hazard: 8
Alvaro Morata: 6

Substitutes

Pedro (on for David Luiz, 57): 6
Antonio Rudiger (on for Davide Zappacosta, 77): 5
Willian (on for Eden Hazard, 80): 5

Roma

Alisson: 6
Bruno Peres: 5
Federico Fazio: 7
Juan Jesus: 5
Aleksandar Kolarov: 7
Radja Nainggolan: 7
Maxime Gonalons: 6
Kevin Strootman: 6
Gerson: 5
Diego Perotti: 6
Edin Dzeko: 8