TIMO WERNER added another missed sitter to his growing collection with an absolute howler against Rennes.
Chelsea beat Ligue 1 side 2-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Timo Werner sent the ball miles over the ball from less than five yards out
Timo Werner couldn’t believe his miss after sending the ball into orbitCredit: Rex Features
But the Blues could – or perhaps should – have been 1-0 up after just five minutes.
Callum Hudson-Odoi set-up Werner beautifully with an inch-perfect cross after dancing down the right wing.
With the goal gaping and sitting perfectly to be tapped in, the German thumped the ball miles over the bar.
Any slight touch would have seen the ball trundle over the line, such was the pace on Hudson-Odoi’s cross.
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But after opting for power, the ball was sent into orbit – having also missed a sitter in the nervy 1-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend, where he scuffed the ball wide from ten yards out with only the keeper to beat.
Speaking on commentary for BT Sport, Glenn Hoddle slated the dreadful miss.
Hoddle said: “What a chance that is… Hudson-Odoi puts it on a plate.
“Werner’s done everything right, he knows he’s in business, but he’s got to keep over the top of it.
“He didn’t need any power. He must have lost his concentration because he was odds-on to put that in the back of the net.”
At half-time, pundit Peter Crouch said: “How has he not scored this?
“It was a fantastic ball from the right hand side.
“He has got to score there.”
Fortunately for Werner, his blushes were spared.
Callum Hudson-Odoi opened the scoring, slotting home after a brilliant long pass from Mason Mount.
Rennes striker Serhou Guirassy thought he’d earned a point for the home side with a late header, but super sub Olivier Giroud powered home a header of his own in injury-time.
The goal ensured Frank Lampard’s side made it to the last-16.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
