Vidi FC 2-2 Chelsea: Giroud's free kick saves Blues' unbeaten UEL streak

Willian and Olivier Giroud both scored free-kicks as Chelsea were made to earn a point against Vidi in their final Europa League group game.

Match Events

9' CHANCE! Morata's header saved

Willian clips the corner in towards Morata and the Spaniard is relatively unchallenged. His effort is weak, though, and Kovacsik saves. 

23' SAVE! Caballero denies Nego's shot

Nego gets Vidi's best chance so far with a shot from the edge of the area after Chelsea lose possession near their own box. He spins on the ball and shoots with his right, but it is a tame effort and Caballero easily saves. 

30'GOAL! Fehervar Videoton 0-1 Chelsea (Willian)

1-0! WILLIAN! Willian picks himself up after the foul and takes the free-kick almost exactly in line with the right post. He beats the wall and the goalkeeper can only get a weak hand to the ball as it goes into the net.

32'OWN GOAL! Fehervar Videoton 1-1 Chelsea (Ampadu)

1-1! VIDI EQUALISE! Immediate pressure from the hosts after Willian's goal and an inswinging corner is flicked goalwards. Juhasz gets the last touch for Vidi but a deflection from Ampadu is key as the ball trickles past Caballero into the bottom corner .

56'GOAL! Fehervar Videoton 2-1 Chelsea (Nego)

WHAT A GOAL! NEGO MAKES IT 2-1! Nego is left in space at the back post by Emerson as Vidi counter-attack. The clipped cross drops perfectly for the midfielder, who sweetly strikes a first-time volley past Caballero.

75'GOAL! Fehervar Videoton 2-2 Chelsea (Giroud)

2-2! GIROUD! Barkley runs over the set piece. Giroud steps up and fires it straight into the top corner with his left foot. That is a superb free-kick from the Frenchman. 

Match Report

Olivier Giroud came off the bench to salvage an under-strength Chelsea a laboured 2-2 draw at Vidi in the Europa League on Thursday.

With the Blues already confirmed as Group L winners, Maurizio Sarri made 10 changes to the side that beat Manchester City last weekend and was almost made to endure an embarrassing defeat.

The visitors made life difficult for themselves as an Ethan Ampadu own goal quickly erased Willian's 30th-minute opener, before Loic Nego fired the unheralded Hungarians into the lead 11 minutes after the restart.

But the loss of Alvaro Morata to a first-half knee problem proved an unlikely blessing in disguise for Chelsea as Giroud stroked in their second free-kick late in the match to ensure the Premier League side enter the knockout rounds unbeaten.

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Line-ups

Fehervar Videoton XI: Huszti, R. Juhász, A. Hadžić, Attila Fiola, Georgi Milanov, Loic Nego, Adam Kovacsik, P. Vinícius, Marko Scepovic, Stopira, Boban Nikolov

Subs: M. Pátkai, Tomas Tujvel, István Kovács, Armin Hodzic, Krisztian Tamas, Z. Berecz, Szilveszter Hangya

Chelsea XI: Fàbregas, Willian, W. Caballero, Morata, Barkley, Emerson, Zappacosta, A. Christensen, R. Loftus-Cheek, Ampadu, C. Hudson-Odoi

Subs: D.Luiz, O. Giroud, Pedro, M.Alonso, Jorginho, Jamie Cumming, George McEachran