Valencia 2-2 Chelsea: 4 Talking Points | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

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Kovacic scored his first Chelsea goal against Valencia
Kovacic scored his first Chelsea goal against Valencia

#2 Kepa's moment of redemption

Kepa saved Dani Parejo's shot from the spot
Kepa saved Dani Parejo's shot from the spot

On more than one occasion, Chelsea's goalkeeper was unconvincing in front of his own goal. He looked like even the most tame shot could potentially beat him, but as has been publicly evident in the past, the Spaniard hasn't lacked for confidence.

He made that abundantly clear when in the 64th minute, a tangle of legs in the box led to a soft penalty being awarded to Valencia. Dani Parejo stepped up to take it but his compatriot in goal stood tall and dived the right way to stop his well-struck shot and parry it wide.

All of Kepa's errors up until that point were forgotten in that moment of glory as he kept Chelsea in the lead with his brilliant penalty save. There's still lots of uncertainty about him in goal but in that moment he stood up to be counted when the team really needed him.

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