Chelsea 0-1 Valencia: Hits & Flops | UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 

Hit: Rodrigo

Rodrigo made Chelsea pay as Valencia struck from a set-piece routine

Valencia were solid defensively but looked dangerous when they went forward as well. Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo combined well to try and exploit the open spaces Chelsea left in midfield. While Gameiro's role was largely holding up the ball and bringing his team-mates into play, Valencia's top scorer from last season, Rodrigo created havoc with his movement.

Jose Gaya and Daniel Wass often joined them in attack when they flooded forward and on a couple of occasions, they were successful in finding Rodrigo in the middle. Just as it started to look like it would be one of those nights where Valencia may either have to settle for a point or Chelsea may nick the three points, Rodrigo turned up with the winner.

His movement wasn't tracked by any of the Chelsea defence as Dani Parejo's freekick found him in space and although he didn't get the purest connection on the ball, he was able to guide it into the back of the net.