It is no longer news that Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League knockout stages with two games to spare after Olivier Giroud’s last-minute winner at Rennes.
The Blues needed Krasnodar to lose and to grab all three points to get through — and they did so in thrilling style after Giroud’s 91st-minute header.
Callum Hudson-Odoi had earlier given Frank Lampard’s side the lead with a cool finish from Mason Mount’s lovely through ball, before Sehrou Girassy headed in what appeared to be a body blow for the Blues.
Speaking on BT Sport Frank Lampard says “I’m very happy to qualify with two games to spare.
“It was a really tough match for us to come here, they’re probably an underrated team with their recent result and we found that out tonight.
“But we also played well for big spells of the game ourselves, it was a tough, hard fought win.”
After the match, the Blues stars took to twitter to celebrate their victory in France