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See the numbers behind Chelsea's defeat to Dinamo Zagreb ️

Despite defeat, Chelsea did show aggression on the ball, taking 47% of their touches in the attacking third. Chelsea only held 15% of their possession in the defensive third, compared with 46% for Dinamo.

Chelsea managed to play an impressive 65 successful passes into the final third and 19 successful balls into the opponent's box. Dinamo Zagreb completed 17 passes into the final third and four into Chelsea's box.

Mateo Kovacic attempted to make 92 passes, completing 82 of them (more than any other player on the pitch).

Mateo Kovacic managed to play an impressive five successful balls into the opponent's box (more than any other player on the pitch). He also made a combined 516 yards worth of passes towards the opponent's goal.

Wesley Fofana was the player who carried the ball farthest towards the Dinamo goal - a total of 363 yards. This is the third highest total in the tournament behind Andreas Christensen of Barcelona (367 yards) and Theo Hernandez of Milan (412).

Wesley Fofana carried the ball into the final third eight times - second most of anyone in the Champions League behind Alexander Bah of Benfica (nine carries into the final third).

Wesley Fofana also made five successful tackles (more than anyone else in this match) and won six aerial duels.