In the early morning of March 3, Beijing time, the fifth round of the FA Cup began, and Chelsea, who had just lost the League Cup final, challenged Championship side Luton away. As a result, Chelsea finally achieved a 3-2 turnover after falling behind by 2 degrees, and Werner scored 3 goals alone to become a good player tonight.
Before the match began, chelsea all got an official message that club owner Abu had announced the sale of the club. As a result of the multifaceted sanctions, Abu was eventually forced to sell Chelsea, and he promised to donate all the net proceeds from the sale for the benefit of the victims of the war.
The release of such an official news made even The Blues fans feel very uncomfortable, not to mention the members who played football. Sure enough, just 102 seconds after the start of the game, the Blues city gate was declared lost, which was their fastest goal in any game of the season. Home fans, after witnessing their own team's goal, added fuel to the fire in the audience, taunting Chelsea that they would be sold tomorrow.
Trailing by the score, the Blues, who are dominant in strength, are still playing firmly on attack. In the 27th minute of the match, Saul, who had been on loan this season, scored a goal to rewrite the total score to a 1-1 draw. It was Espanyol's first goal since joining the team, and in the first half he was arguably the Blues' most active player.
However, after equalizing, the Blues were once again led by their opponents before returning to the dressing room. In the 41st minute, a mistake by Sal's offside position was made and the Luton player was again given a one-handed chance to lead Chelsea again before half-time, making it 2-1.
Back in the second half, Chelsea, who were behind the score, made personnel adjustments. In the 67th minute, Cheek delivered an assist, Werner seized the opportunity to complete the goal, and the Blues once again equalized. For Chelsea, the draw was still hard to get excited about, so Tuchel continued to adjust in the following time.
In the 77th minute, Tuchel's substitution worked, James, who had just played, sent a wonderful pass, Werner got the ball and found Lukaku, this time the Belgian center did not miss the opportunity to send the ball into the goal, the Blues achieved a 3-2 rebound, the first lead of the game.
After a successful lead, Chelsea were able to firmly grasp the situation on the field in the final hours. In the end, after 90 minutes, the Blues made it 3-2 to reverse Luton and successfully advanced to the next round of the FA Cup. In this game, Werner undoubtedly played an important role, his performance of 1 shot, 2 passes and 3 goals was the best player of the night.
This game can also be regarded as the last gift of Chelsea's all-staff farewell to boss Abu. As the greatest boss in Chelsea's history, Abu's departure undoubtedly allowed Chelsea to break the defense. But Abu left and Chelsea remained. Since Chelsea won the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup before, Abu also completed a grand slam in his career with the Blues, which made the two sides somewhat regretless.