Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2.
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Two wonderful finishes by Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz earned Chelsea victory away to Red Bull Salzburg in a breathless Champions League game and sent Graham Potter’s side through to the last 16.
Midfielder Kovacic rifled in an unstoppable left-foot finish from 18 yards before Junior Adamu equalised after a wonderful pass by Maximilian Wober.
Salzburg keeper Philipp Kohn denied Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang four times while Jorginho had a header brilliantly cleared off the line by Adamu.
However, Havertz ensured Chelsea joined Premier League rivals Manchester City in the knockout stage with a sublime curling finish, before Thiago Silva was forced to clear off the line from Strahinja Pavlovic.
Chelsea have 10 points from five games in Group E, four ahead of second-placed Red Bull Salzburg with one match to go.
Potter’s side will be confirmed as group winners – and therefore seeded for the last 16 draw on 7 November – if Dinamo Zagreb fail to beat AC Milan in Croatia later on Tuesday (20:00 BST).
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FC Red Bull Salzburg
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Squad number18Player nameKöhn
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Squad number70Player nameDedic
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Squad number95Player nameBernardo
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Squad number31Player namePavlovic
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Squad number39Player nameWöber
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Squad number27Player nameGourna-Douath
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Squad number13Player nameSeiwald
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Squad number14Player nameKjærgaard
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Squad number21Player nameSucic
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Squad number77Player nameOkafor
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Squad number9Player nameAdamu
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Squad number8Player nameKameri
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Squad number17Player nameUlmer
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Squad number23Player nameSimic
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Squad number30Player nameSesko
Chelsea
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Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga
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Squad number14Player nameChalobah
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
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Squad number32Player nameCucurella
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Squad number10Player namePulisic
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Squad number5Player nameJorginho
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Squad number8Player nameKovacic
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Squad number17Player nameSterling
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
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Squad number9Player nameAubameyang
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
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Squad number18Player nameBroja
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Squad number19Player nameMount
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Squad number22Player nameZiyech
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Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Line-ups
RB Salzburg
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 18Köhn
- 70Dedic
- 95Bernardo
- 31Pavlovic
- 39WöberSubstituted forUlmerat 78′minutes
- 27Gourna-Douath
- 13Seiwald
- 14Kjærgaard
- 21SucicBooked at 47minsSubstituted forSeskoat 61′minutes
- 77OkaforSubstituted forSimicat 78′minutes
- 9AdamuSubstituted forKameriat 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Mantl
- 2Van der Brempt
- 4Piatkowski
- 6Baidoo
- 8Kameri
- 17Ulmer
- 23Simic
- 24Diarra
- 30Sesko
- 33Walke
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1ArrizabalagaBooked at 90mins
- 14Chalobah
- 6Thiago Silva
- 32Cucurella
- 10PulisicSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 75′minutes
- 5Jorginho
- 8KovacicSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 68′minutes
- 17SterlingSubstituted forMountat 88′minutes
- 23GallagherBooked at 86minsSubstituted forZiyechat 88′minutes
- 29Havertz
- 9AubameyangSubstituted forBrojaat 75′minutes
Substitutes
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 13Bettinelli
- 16Mendy
- 18Broja
- 19Mount
- 20Zakaria
- 21Chilwell
- 22Ziyech
- 28Azpilicueta
- 30Chukwuemeka
Live Text
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Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2.
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César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
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Attempt saved. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
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Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a headed pass.
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Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
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Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
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Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
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Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt blocked. Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard with a cross.
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Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
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Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
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Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Conor Gallagher.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Raheem Sterling.
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Attempt missed. Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
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