The goal for the home side came on the 10th minute. Cesc Fàbregas the summer signing scored the opener but there was doubts about it as his tackle earlier on Max Meyer seems like a clear foul. Unfortunately, the referee, Ivan Bebek waved played on for the tackle and Eden Hazard picked up the loose ball; dashed into the penalty box before laying off a key pass to Fàbregas who was unmarked on the left side. Fàbregas's shot was blocked by the keeper but it was too good thus allowing the hosts to take the lead.
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The Schalke 04 players were furious and they surrounded the Croatian referee to try to voice out their dissatisfaction and dispute on the goal scored. The goal still stood and Klaas Jan Huntelaar was given a yellow card for his on-going protest.
At the stroke of the 62nd minute, Schalke 04 scored against Chelsea. It all started with Klaas Jan Huntelaar dispossessing Cesc Fàbregas and Julian Draxler picked up the loose ball. Draxler ran from his half of the field for more than 25 yards and avoided Branislav Ivanovic's tackle before calmly passing to Huntelaar who was unmarked on the left side. Huntelaar move forward and into the penalty box. He struck a low shot to the left post and it avoided the sliding challenge from Gary Cahill before scoring.
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A controversial night for sure for both Chelsea and Schalke 04 but it is even more for Cesc Fàbregas and Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The game ended 1-1 and both teams shared the points. It was a pretty even game for both sides and neither team could complain based on their performance. Chelsea will be looking forward to their exciting away game against Manchester City this weekend.
