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Chelsea
Kepa 6.5: reactive in rejecting Milan’s only shot on goal with De Ketelaere.
Fofana 7: one spring, takes it all. Even the loose ball that is worth the Blues advantage. He comes out with an injury. (from 37 ‘pt Chalobah 6.5: exuberant but also effective)
Thiago Silva 7: a defensive lesson from the Brazilian master. Despite the age it still makes a difference.
Koulibaly 6.5: encouraging signs for the strong Senegalese after a stammering start to the season with Chelsea.
James 8: literally devastating: a goal, an assist and many accelerations. Best in the field.
Loftus-Cheek 6.5: muscles in the service of the team, makes a good filter in front of the defense.
Kovacic 7: touches a myriad of balls and misses zero. (from 18’st Jorginho 6.5: useful in the ball possession phase in the final)
Chilwell 7: pushes so hard against a Dest that doesn’t know how to resist.
Mount 6.5: less incisive than on other occasions but always inside the game. (from 29 ‘st Havertz sv)
Sterling 7: an assist and lots of quality plays. (from 29’st Broja sv)
Aubameyang 6.5: almost asleep in the first half before being ready for the victory tap-in. The great forwards are also this. (from 18 ‘st Gallagher 6: sparkling leg and good feet for a Made in Chelsea talent)
Potter 7: the best Chelsea of the season dominating from all points of view.
Milan
Tatarusanu 5.5: he also does it with two interventions in the first half on Mount and Thiago. Few faults on the goals conceded.
Dest 4: weak, to put it mildly, defensive and smoky when he has to push. The wrong heel kick that starts the blues’ 3-0 action is not acceptable at certain levels.
Kalulu 5.5: try to put a piece of it but it is often only against everyone. Helpless.
Tomori 4: he hears a lot of the game and gets excited that costs him an avoidable yellow card. He totally loses the marking on Aubameyang and it is something that happens too often in this start of the season.
Ballo-Touré 4.5: he immediately surrenders to James’s overwhelming power, a nightmare evening for the Senegalese.
Bennacer 5.5: he tries to put order and lungs into it, he only succeeds intermittently. (From 27 ‘st Pobega 5.5: he also touches a few balls in the final)
Tonali 5: he also participates in the defeat with a test not up to par.
Krunic 5: among the most active at the start but trashes a macroscopy ball goal that could have been worth the draw by kicking the stars a few steps from the goal line. (from the 18th st Cage 6: enter when the game has little to ask for and it is certainly facilitated)
De Ketelaere 4.5: once again shy and even awkward in some circumstances: he misses a simple goal at the end of the first half. Milan pamper him and wait but he has to give more. (18 ‘st Rebic 5.5: few balls playable in the final)
Leao 6: the only light in the general greyness. The devastating acceleration with which he jumps three opponents before serving De Ketelaere deserved something more. He doesn’t take the change well. (From 27 ‘st Díaz 6: moves well between the lines)
Giroud 5: isolated in attack, never finds a play worthy of note. (Origi 5.5: he earns a few free kicks and a little more)
All.Pioli 5.5: net of the many absences he does not prepare a very important match for the Champions League group
