UEFA Champions League · Wed, 21 Jan 2026 ·
Chelsea vs Pafos — 1 - 0
Stamford Bridge · Referee: E. Lambrechts
Match report
Chelsea beat Pafos 1-0
Chelsea beat Pafos 1-0 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 7 on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at Stamford Bridge. M. Caicedo scored the only goal of the game for Chelsea in the 78th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Chelsea had 71% of the ball and 21 shots (7 on target) against Pafos’s 4 (2 on target). Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) was the top-rated player with 9.0.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 33'yellow cardMislav OršićYellow Card
- 46'substitutionF. JorgensenOff: R. Sanchez
- 46'substitutionR. JamesOff: Estêvão
- 56'yellow cardKen SemaYellow Card
- 65'substitutionJajaOff: D. Quina
- 65'substitutionAnderson SilvaOff: L. Dimata
- 70'substitutionJ. HatoOff: M. Cucurella
- 70'substitutionA. GarnachoOff: J. Gittens
- 70'substitutionL. DelapOff: Joao Pedro
- 73'yellow cardJamie GittensYellow Card
- 78'yellow cardIvan ŠunjićYellow Card
- 78'goalM. CaicedoNormal Goal
- 83'substitutionM. OrsicOff: M. Bassouamina
- 83'substitutionK. SemaOff: B. Langa
- 86'yellow cardEnzo FernándezYellow Card
- 89'substitutionV. DragomirOff: G. Michael
Lineups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Liam Rosenior
Starting XI
- 12F. JorgensenG
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 21J. HatoD
- 24R. JamesM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 7P. NetoM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 49A. GarnachoM
- 9L. DelapF
Substitutes
- 1R. SanchezG
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 11J. GittensF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 20Joao PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 32T. GeorgeF
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 38M. GuiuF
- 41EstêvãoF
- 46R. WalshM
- 56L. EmenaloM
Pafos
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Albert Celades
Starting XI
- 1J. GorterG
- 23D. LuckassenD
- 26I. SunjicD
- 2K. PileasD
- 7BrunoM
- 30V. DragomirM
- 88PepeM
- 12K. SemaM
- 17M. OrsicF
- 11JajaF
- 33Anderson SilvaF
Substitutes
- 82P. PetrouG
- 93N. MichailG
- 4David LuizD
- 5D. GoldarD
- 8D. QuinaM
- 9M. BassouaminaF
- 10L. DimataF
- 25B. LangaD
- 42G. MichaelM
- 87Fontoura JoaoM
Match statistics
- 71%Possession29%
- 1.85Expected goals (xG)0.14
- 21Total shots4
- 7Shots on target2
- 7Shots off target0
- 7Blocked shots2
- 11Shots inside the box3
- 10Shots outside the box1
- 15Corners2
- –Offsides–
- 6Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves6
- 746Passes306
- 705Accurate passes246
- 95%Pass accuracy80%
- 0.80Goals prevented0.80
Player statistics
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Filip JørgensenG | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Reece JamesM | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoMTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 49Alejandro GarnachoM | 70 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 1Robert SánchezG | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | – | – | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | – | – | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | – | – | ||
| 46Reggie WalshM | – | – | ||
| 56Landon EmenaloM | – | – | ||
| 11Jamie GittensF | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 20João PedroF | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Tyrique GeorgeF | – | – | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | – | – | ||
| 41EstêvãoF | 45 | 6.5 |
Pafos
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jay GorterG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 2Kostas PileasD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Derrick LuckassenD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 26Ivan ŠunjićD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 7BrunoM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Ken SemaM | 83 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Vlad DragomirM | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 88PêpêM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11JajáF | 65 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Mislav OršićF | 83 | 6.5 | ||
| 33Anderson SilvaF | 65 | 6.5 | ||
| 82Petros PetrouG | – | – | ||
| 93Neofytos MichaelG | – | – | ||
| 4David LuizD | – | – | ||
| 5David GoldarD | – | – | ||
| 25Bruno LangaD | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Domingos QuinaM | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Georgios MichaelM | 1 | – | ||
| 87Pedro CaldieraroM | – | – | ||
| 9Mons BassouaminaF | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Landry DimataF | 25 | 6.9 |