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Raheem Sterling Scores Lucky Goal Against Dortmund After Ugly Airshot

Watch Raheem Sterling get lucky to score for Chelsea against Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge in their UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg.

Robert Summerscales

Raheem Sterling Scores Lucky Goal Against Dortmund After Ugly Airshot
Raheem Sterling Scores Lucky Goal Against Dortmund After Ugly Airshot /

Chelsea went 1-0 up just before half-time in Tuesday's Champions League last 16 second leg against Borussia Dortmund.

The Blues, who lost the first leg 1-0 in Germany three weeks earlier, had been the much better team at Stamford Bridge before Raheem Sterling fired them ahead in the 43rd minute.

Chelsea deserved their goal on the balance of play but it was also the product of a big slice of luck.

Players from Chelsea pictured celebrating a goal by Raheem Sterling against Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 clash in March 2023
Players from Chelsea pictured celebrating a goal by Raheem Sterling against Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 clash :: IMAGO/PA Images/John Walton

Sterling made a real mess out of his initial attempt to meet a Ben Chilwell cross with a first-time shot.

The former Manchester City forward completely missed the ball with his swinging left foot, only for it to bounce kindly off his standing right leg.

Sterling was then tackled by Marco Reus but the ball rebounded back into his path and he hammered it into the net.

Chelsea were probably due some luck by this point.

Kai Havertz had earlier hit the inside of the Dortmund post and also had a goal disallowed for a tight offside call against Sterling.

Havertz hit the post again early in the second half when he missed a penalty kick awarded for handball against Marius Wolf.

Luckily for Havertz, a VAR review gave him a second chance after finding a Dortmund defender guilty of encroachment.

Havertz made no mistake from the second spot-kick and Chelsea went on to win 2-0 on the night, 2-1 on aggregate.

SEE MORE: Chelsea 2-0 Dortmund (Highlights)

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.