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Hit: Geoffrey Kondogbia
With Francis Coquelin, Geoffrey Kondogbia, and Dani Parejo in Valencia's midfield, they set up a wall in front of their back-line. While Parejo did a fair job, and Coquelin apart from the tackle was successful in putting the Chelsea attackers under pressure. The real hero of the system was Kondogbia.
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The French midfielder made plenty of important blocks and interceptions stopping Chelsea from playing through the middle. Given that the home side were incessantly knocking on the door, he had plenty to do on the night and was alert to any danger when the Blues stepped forward.
His presence in the middle also forced Chelsea wide, which, though they were happy to do eliminated any threat they would've created through the middle. Apart from one occasion where Willian skipped past him, Kondogbia was a solid rock that allowed Valencia to keep Chelsea out.
