#1 Sheer dominance offensively and defensively
Sarri and co. completely outplayed their opponents. Right from the word 'go', they played the game at a frenetic pace. Clever passing, exquisite dribbling, tight defending and maturity helped their cause.
As aforementioned, Chelsea dominated the entirety of the match and created chances after chances. In total, they had a stunning 22 attempts on goal. Willian and Pedro ran riot, while Alvaro Morata, who was desperate to get on the score sheet, repeatedly tested Paschalakis. With heaps of possession, corners, attempts, chances and passes, it was sure to be a one-team show.
Defensively too, Rudiger and Christensen communicated well and didn't allow Pelkas, Shakhov and Prijovic a sniff of their goal. Both of them won aerial duels, tackled sharply, out-muscled the forwards and put up a solid display at the back.
The likes of Barkley and Kante contributed with vital challenges, breakthroughs and added cover to the defence along with Jorginho. All in all, Chelsea completely upstaged PAOK with an authoritative staging.