CHELSEA fans joked Marc Guiu’s first start might be his LAST after a shocking open goal miss.
The Spanish striker – poached from Barcelona in the summer – started up front for the Blues against Swiss side Servette in their Europa Conference League play-off tie on Thursday night.
Enzo Maresca’s side were booed off at half-time at Stamford Bridge after a lifeless 45 minutes.
But they came out firing after the break and were 1-0 up thanks to Christopher Nkunku’s spot kick five minutes later.
And it should have been two just moments after when £5million Guiu, 18, pounced on a horrendous mistake from the Servette keeper, leaving him clean through on goal.
But it all went horribly wrong for the young Spaniard as he somehow failed to find the back of the net.
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Guiu did the hard work by closing down keeper Jeremy Frick, setting himself up with what should have been a tap-in.
But the stopper was somehow able to rush back and incredibly prevent Guiu’s tame effort from crossing the line.
The forward then fluffed his lines again as he failed to connect with the rebound.
One fan joked: “First and last start at stamford bridge for Marc Guiu.”
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Chelsea ratings vs Servette
CHELSEA sealed their first win under new manager Enzo Maresca as they beat Swiss minnows Servette.
Christopher Nkunku and Noni Madueke got the second-half goals to give the Blues a commanding lead in their Uefa Conference League play-off double header.
But it was far from convincing with Chelsea BOOED OFF at half-time.
Here’s how SunSport’s Jack Rosser rated the Blues stars…
Filip Jorgensen – 7
Made some very smart saves – especially late on as the visitors caused problems and came close to finding a goal to get back in.
Axel Disasi – 6
Kept things quiet down Chelsea’s right hand side having been started out of position at right-back. The Frenchman did not offer much going forwards but was more than solid enough defensively.
Tosin Adarabioyo – 6
An assured first start for the club since joining from Fulham on a free transfer. The defender was not caused any real problems and dominated in the air – a big reason Chelsea decided to snap him up.
Benoit Badiashile – 6
Solid enough defensively but looked awkward on the ball at times, especially when Chelsea were trying to pick a way through a solid midfield.
Renato Veiga – 5
Was given the task of moving inside from left-back and looked to struggle a lot at points, losing the ball cheaply on half way at one stage.
Moises Caicedo – 5
The midfielder was sent out in the holding role and hardly helped defensively by having Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Nkunku, a striker, ahead of him. Struggled to get a grip of midfield and dictate the game.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 7
A very encouraging full debut for the summer signing – neat and positive on the ball and created some good chances for those ahead of him.
Pedro Neto – 6
A first start for his new club and the winger made some very encouraging runs down the right hand side. Will take time to settle but looks a very good option.
Christopher Nkunku – 6
Rather fortunate to win the penalty as it looked a touch harsh but stepped up and converted well.
Mykhailo Mudryk – 4
The definition of all bark, no bite. The Ukrainian winger has pace to burn and a huge bag of tricks but neither help him make any significant impact on games.
Continuing to play like that and Raheem Sterling might have a future here after all.
Marc Guiu – 6
Missed an absolute sitter to score his first goal for Chelsea.
After working so hard through the first half, Guiu turned a tap in into a howler when putting what should have been an easy finish straight at the scrambling Servette keeper.
Another said: “Good to see Chelsea have solved their finishing issues with Guiu… “
One fumed: “F***ing hell we need a striker…”
Guiu was signed from Barcelona in a £5m summer move.
And he looks to be in line to fight for his place under Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca this season despite rumours of a loan away.
Chelsea remained interested in Napoli’s Victor Osimhen while also welcoming back Joao Felix to West London.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk