Mendy almost costs Chelsea a goal with shaky error

With less than two minutes on the clock during Chelsea’s Round of 16 first-leg against Atletico Madrid, Edouard Mendy almost gifted Diego Simeone’s men with an opener.Mateo Kovacic played the ball back to Cesar Azpilicueta as he was being pressed by a relentless Saul, Azpilicueta was soon also under the cosh and decided to slot the ball across to Mendy.Chelsea’s summer recruit bought to remedy the costly mistakes that Kepa brings, had a moment to forget of his own, the Senegalese star took a woeful heavy touch with his left, spilling the ball out.Saul was very close to being rewarded for his chase down work, the midfielder got a touch on the ball but it ultimately ran out of play.
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Thomas Tuchel’s face after this moment would’ve been a real sight to behold, the Blues almost lose footing in the crucial clash to a ridiculous individual error.



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