Chelsea 0-1 Valencia: 3 reasons why The Blues lost the match | UEFA Champions League 2019/2020

#2 Chelsea failed to take their chances

Chelsea FC v Valencia CF: Group H - UEFA Champions League

Despite their struggles so far this season, Chelsea are still one of the biggest sides in the world, and Stamford Bridge is still an imposing stadium.

It was in light of this that opposition manager Albert Celades fielded a 4-5-1 formation, congesting his midfield to limit the threat of Chelsea catching them out on the break.

Further testament to the respect paid Chelsea by Valencia lay in the fact that the Spanish side sat deep, content to hand all the possession to the hosts and largely relied on set-pieces for their attacking threats.

The game played out to a largely predictable theme, with Frank Lampard's side having the Lion's share of possession, while most of the play was stationed in Valencia's half.

In total, Chelsea had 58% possession and had a total of 15 shots with seven of those being on target.

However, they failed to make any of those count and were guilty of profligacy in front of goal with Pedro and Willian being major culprits while Valencia goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen put up a good shift in between the sticks.

By contrast, Los Che made the most of their set-piece chances, and it was no surprise that their goal came off a free-kick floated into the box by Dani Parejo and finished with aplomb by Rodrigo.

The goal was one of only two shots on target they had in the match, and this clinicality in front of goal was ultimately the difference between victory and defeat for Chelsea.