OLIVIER GIROUD scored an incredible FOUR goals as Chelsea booked top spot in their Champions League group with a 4-0 win at Sevilla.
The Frenchman has been on the fringes this term but proved his worth to the side with a stunning man-of-the-match display.
Olivier Giroud scored four goals as Chelsea beat Sevilla 4-0Credit: Reuters
Here, SunSport’s Simon Phillips runs the rule over Giroud and Chelsea’s other stars in Seville…
Edouard Mendy – 6
Didn’t have any real saves to make in the game and was largely left untested.
He was good with his distribution and will be pleased with another clean sheet.
Cesar Azpilicueta – 6
Got beaten out wide on a couple of occasions but he was pretty solid throughout the game regardless.
Andreas Christensen – 6
Sloppy on occasions and mis-placed a few easy passes, but the Dane did what he needed to do at the back despite being largely untested.
Mateo Kovacic had a fine game in midfield for the BluesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Antonio Rudiger – 7
Gave away a couple of silly dangerous free kicks, but Rudiger was the better of the two centre backs on the night and showed good vision hitting a few long-range passes.
Emerson Palmieri – 7
He naturally looked a bit rusty at times after not having a lot of game time, but he grew into the game and started to make a nuisance of himself out on the left linking up with Pulisic.
Jorginho – 7
Mis-timed a few challenges but generally played well making some important interceptions and keeping the ball well under pressure from two or three Sevilla players using the high press.
Mateo Kovacic – 7
As with Jorginho, he gave away a couple of silly free kicks in the first half, but he had a good game and provided a lovely assist for Giroud’s second goal.
He was involved in most of Chelsea’s attacking moves and came off for a needed rest on 67 minutes.
Kai Havertz looked impressive upon his return to the sideCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Kai Havertz – 9
His run for Chelsea’s goal in the first half was excellent to get the assist, and he was silky receiving the ball under pressure.
His class on the ball was evident all game and he was pinnacle to all that Chelsea did well.
A strong candidate for man of the match if it wasn’t for the Giroud show.
Callum Hudson-Odoi – 8
Very lively and showed some good skill with a few good runs down the wing, should have been picked out a couple of times by Pulisic when he was in a scoring position.
Full of energy and worked so hard all game.
Christian Pulisic – 8
Some very good skilful runs with the ball but guilty of not releasing it and picking out a pass.
He was a real menace to the Sevilla defence and will be pleased with a decent 60 odd minutes game time before coming off.
Olivier Giroud – 10
An excellent left-footed finish from the big man up top for Chelsea’s first half goal, and his second half goal with his right foot was an even better finish.
Giroud finished off a world class performance by scoring a third with his head to get ‘the perfect hat trick.’
Giroud then even had the cheek to step up and score his fourth late on from the spot.
He really sent a message to Frank Lampard tonight! MOTM.
Christian Pulisic was lively on the wing after putting his recent injury woe behind himCredit: Getty Images – Getty
SUBS
N’Golo Kante for Kovacic (67 mins) – 7
Provided a bit more stability in the middle and tracked the runners well.
Hakim Ziyech for Havertz (67 mins) – 7
Some really nice touches from him in the short time he had.
Mason Mount for Pulisic (67 mins) – 7
Almost scored within seconds of coming on and his energy was welcome.
Timo Werner for Giroud (84 mins) – N/A
Billy Gilmour for Jorinho (84 mins) – N/A
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Frank Lampard reacts to Olivier Giroud masterclass in Chelsea’s 4-0 win at Sevilla
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