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BATE Borisov vs Chelsea: Olivier Giroud and Emerson shine in Europa League victory

Giroud gave the visitors the lead but Chelsea were made to work for the three points

Thursday 08 November 2018 20:43 GMT
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Olivier Giroud scored his first goal under Maurizio Sarri to hand Chelsea a 1-0 win against BATE Borisov and seal qualification to the next round in the Europa League.

The French forward made a run towards the front post to convert Emerson’s cross shortly after half-time and could have added a second minutes late, but saw another header tipped over the bar.

BATE Borisov made Chelsea work hard for their win and twice hit the frame of the goal and forced Kepa Arrizabalaga into a handful of decent saves.

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