What an upset! What a shocking start to the new Champions League season! Chelsea, massive favourites not only to win this game but the entire competition, suffer a disturbing 1-0 away loss to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night.Thomas Tuchel’s side is defeated by the underdogs, who were a much better team for the vast part of the game. Domination in possession proved pointless, as the Blues could not create any goal-scoring opportunities until the last couple of minutes.To make things worse, it was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s maiden game for the West Londoners, but he’d wish it was just a bad dream at one of the most notorious stadiums in Europe.The hosts shocked the favourites early on as Mislav Orsic made a magnificent run in the 13th minute. Chelsea had the ball in possession, but all of a sudden, Orsic launched a one-man counterattack, got rid of Fofana like in the video game and then finished this masterpiece with a smooth poking of the ball over Kepa. That was the first goal of the entire UCL campaing (below you can see every UCL maiden goal of the season from 1992 to 2021).El primer gol de cada edición de la @ChampionsLeague. Desde Amokachi (1992) a Cristiano Ronaldo (2021). pic.twitter.com/Gk5Tac6nWk— Sphera Sports (@SpheraSports) September 5, 2022 Instead of a quick response, the Blues were forced to shiver when Ademi fired nicely from a mid-range, but this time the Spanish keeper was in the right place.On the other end, Aubameyang (who wore a mask due to that jaw injury he suffered when the robbers attacked him in his home in Barcelona recently), Sterling and Havertz struggled to create a single promising chance for the entire 45 minutes.It changed though as the sides returned after the break as Auba netted his debut goal for the Blues, but it was instantly disallowed due to Chilwell’s offside that preceded the goal.FULL TIME | Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 0 Chelsea The Blues in the Mud as Aubameyang makes debut. Champions League is Back ⚽#UCL #Chachisha pic.twitter.com/x6jaGtWVxH— Bramwel Karamoja (@bramwelkaramoja) September 6, 2022 Unlike the visitors, the minnows were concrete and demonstrated how rational they are when in possession of the ball – Ristoski’s exquisite shot was saved by Kepa and with a piece of help coming from the woodwork.Tuchel tried to awake his team with several changes, but the outcome was pretty much the same – lousy and futile. So, so bad… Thomas Tuchel in Zagreb (©Getty images sport)To be fair, the favourites did create a couple of chances late in the game. However, then luck turned their back on them as Havertz, James and Mount were inches away from scoring, but a couple of inches separated them all from the equalizer.Dinamo deserved to win and celebrate one of the most significant victories in the history of the club, while the Blues are facing a severe crisis which calls for some immediate moves.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1Tuesday Dinamo Zagreb – Chelsea 1-0 (1-0)/Orsic 13/Dortmund – Copenhagen 3-0 (2-0)/Reus 35, Guerreiro 42, Bellingham 83/22.00: (3.50) Salzburg (3.50) Milan (2.20)22.00: (5.90) Celtic (4.10) Real Madrid (1.63)22.00: (1.22) RB Leipzig (6.50) Shakhtar (13.0)22.00: (9.00) Sevilla (4.90) Man.City (1.40)22.00: (1.25) Benfica (6.75) Maccabi Haifa (13.0)22.00: (1.40) PSG (5.30) Juventus (8.00)Wednesday 19.45: (1.50) Ajax (4.60) Rangers (7.00)19.45: (2.25) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.50) Sporting (3.35)22.00: (3.80) Napoli (3.60) Liverpool (2.05)22.00: (1.85) Atl.Madrid (3.50) Porto (5.00)22.00: (3.40) Club Brugge (3.60) Leverkusen (2.20)22.00: (1.07) Barcelona (15.0) Plzen (35.0)22.00: (4.10) Inter (3.80) Bayern (1.92)22.00: (1.53) Tottenham (4.30) Olympique Marseille (7.00)***odds are subject to change
