Magomed Ozdoev earned Zenit a point with a fierce, rising shot from just inside the area, just when it looked like Timo Werner’s second goal of the night — in the 85th minute — would be guiding Chelsea to victory.
Zenit had already secured a third-place finish and a spot in the
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Werner turned the ball home from close range at a corner to give Chelsea the lead in the second minute but Zenit turned the game around with goals from Claudinho in the 38th and
Lukaku tapped into an empty net in the 62nd following good work by Werner, who played a one-two with
Werner completed the comeback by shifting the ball onto his right foot just inside the area and shooting low into the net. He had a nervy wait while video review checked for offside, but the goal stood.
There was still time, though, for Ozdoev to grab a late equalizer that left Tuchel unhappy with his players.
“We were forgetting why we were the better team," Tuchel said, citing "the investment, the level of concentration, the level of physical investment was high enough to be the better team.
“Once this drops, 5%, 10%, and it does; once we start managing results and changing our behavior from what the score is, we get punished at the moment. It happened to us (in a 3-2 loss on Saturday) at West Ham and it happened again today."
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