5 interesting stats from Matchday-4 of UEFA Champions League 2019-20

#5: Chelsea produce comeback of the matchday against Ajax

Chelsea players exult after overcoming a 1-4 deficit to snatch a 4-4 draw against nine-man Ajax.

Chelsea became the third English side in UEFA Champions League history to come from three goals behind to get a result and the first since Liverpool in the 2004-05 final against AC Milan.

The 2012 winners trailed 1-4 in the second half before scoring three goals to snatch an exhilirating 4-4 draw against nine-man Ajax. Earlier in the game, Chelsea conceded three goals in the first half of a UEFA Champions League game for the first time in their history.

During a nightmarish start to the game, Chelsea conceded two own goals in the first half, making them the first club since since CFR Cluj against Bayern Munich in October 2010, to concede two own goals in the first half of a UEFA Champions League game.

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