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Timo Werner proved his penalty prowess with a spot-kick double as Chelsea secured a 3-0 Champions League victory over 10-man Rennes at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\nTimo Werner proved his penalty prowess with a spot-kick double as Chelsea secured a 3-0 Champions League victory over 10-man Rennes at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Werner surely cemented top penalty billing with the Blues by blasting two perfect spot-kicks, with former regular taker Jorginho watching on as captain on the night.<\/p>\n
Tammy Abraham flicked home Reece James\u2019 cross for his first goal in eight games, as Edouard Mendy secured a sixth successive Chelsea clean sheet, shutting out his former club.<\/p>\n
Rennes defender Dalbert conceded both penalties to end up sent off before half-time.<\/p>\n
Where the first penalty was cast iron, the second was hotly disputed.<\/p>\n
Dalbert had no complaints after upending Werner for the first spot-kick.<\/p>\n
But his block on Abraham\u2019s shot deflected onto his raised arm, and that led to the second penalty \u2013 but only after a Video Assistant Referee intervention.<\/p>\n
German referee Felix Zwayer awarded the contested penalty after a visit to the pitchside monitor, and then sent off Dalbert for a second booking for good measure.<\/p>\n
Jorginho\u2019s second missed penalty of the season in Krasnodar handed Werner his chance to step up on spot-kicks.<\/p>\n
Three from three and all in emphatic style now leaves the nerveless 24-year-old German at the front of Chelsea\u2019s dead-ball duties.<\/p>\n
Werner now also boasts seven goals in his 11 Chelsea outings, following his \u00a353million summer switch from RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n
Kurt Zouma escaped without punishment when Nayef Aguerd\u2019s header struck his arm at the top of the night, with the Blues defender\u2019s arm down by his side.<\/p>\n
There was no argument about Chelsea\u2019s first penalty though, with Werner tricking Dalbert into felling him in the box.<\/p>\n
The striker stepped up and coolly slotted home, to push Chelsea into the lead just 10 minutes in.<\/p>\n
Benjamin Bourigeaud whipped a free-kick across the face of the Chelsea goal that Mendy was relieved to watch skid to safety, after Hakim Ziyech committed a percentage play foul for a yellow card.<\/p>\n
Chelsea pushed quickly back onto the attack, and this time the disputes were far and wide as Dalbert was penalized for handball via a VAR review.<\/p>\n
Abraham\u2019s shot ricocheted off Dalbert\u2019s legs and onto his raised arm, and initially both sides thought the issue had passed.<\/p>\n
But then referee Zwayer was called to the pitchside monitor, and everything changed.<\/p>\n
First the official awarded the penalty, and then he dismissed Dalbert for a second yellow card.<\/p>\n
Fury raged on the Rennes bench with anguished cries ringing out around the empty Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Werner stepped up and rifled another perfect penalty into the top corner to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n
Ziyech blazed over the bar to start the second half before Chelsea further confirmed control.<\/p>\n
James\u2019 fine low cross begged for a near-post finish and Abraham delivered in some style, flicking home to extend the hosts\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n
Replacement Olivier Giroud should have added a fourth after Ziyech\u2019s tidy through-ball, only for the goalkeeper to palm to safety.<\/p>\n
Chelsea coasted home but still needed Mendy to pull off a smart save from Clement Grenier, to preserve his latest clean sheet.<\/p>\n