Chelsea defeated Genk 5-0 in UEFA Champions League. The fixture is part of the Group stage - 3 stage in the 2011 season. The full-time result capped a Chelsea vs Genk meeting in UEFA Champions League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Chelsea and Genk. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Manchester United defender Leny Yoro is aiming high. United improved dramatically under Michael Carrick over the second half of last season to seal a third-place finish and a return to the Champions League. While many fans are concerned about a relative lack of signings given only Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos and Belgium World Cup star Youri Tielemans have arrived at the club so far, inside Old Trafford there is optimism about what lies ahead.
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso is "very happy" to be welcoming Mykhailo Mudryk back into his squad after the resolution of his doping case with the Football Association (FA), but believes it is "too early" to understand what he can do. After falling to a 2-1 defeat by 10-man Tottenham, which also saw the Blues fall short of winning the Sydney Super Cup, Alonso revealed that Mudryk will be joining his squad at their next pre-season destination. "We expect that it will take time," Alonso added.
Sandro Tonali scored his first goal in the Tottenham Hotspur shirt, while Marco Palestra gave glimpses of what he can do for Chelsea, as Italy internationals took centre-stage in a pre-season friendly...
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