Chelsea v AC Milan player ratings: James 8, Aubameyang 6; Leao 6, Giroud 4

Blues demolish Italian giants in 3-0 Champions League rout at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday

CHELSEA RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga 7: Never had save to make until first-half injury-time when he blocked De Ketelaere but would have been relieved to see Krunic fail to finish rebound. A spectator for most of match. Reuters

Wesley Fofana 8: Rolled home Chelsea opener with first goal for club after goalmouth scramble. Started on right side of back three up against the dangerous Leao and never gave the Portuguese attacker a sniff in his 36 minutes on the pitch. A huge worry for Chelsea when limped off later in first half after innocuous fall. EPA

Thiago Silva 8: Former Milan defender had home fans on feet with well-timed early tackle on Leao. Saw header and shot saved by keeper within a couple of minutes – then won another header that would eventually leading to Fofana’s goal. Booked in second half. PA

Kalidou Koulibaly 8: First appearance under manager Graham Potter and was solid as rock although he was up against a woefully poor Milan attacking performance.

Reece James 8: Combines so well with Sterling down the right. Supplied cross for Aumeyang’s goal before firing home the third himself with near-post finish. Getty

Mateo Kovacic 7: Booked for aggressive challenge on former teammate Giroud later in first half but helped Chelsea dominate midfield. Given a rest with 25 minutes left and Chelsea three up. Reuters

Ruben Loftus-Cheek 7: Chosen ahead of Jorginho and started slowly but stamped his authority on the midfield more and more as match wore one. EPA

Ben Chilwell 7: Finding his groove down the left for Chelsea after injury woes. His overhit cross would eventually end up with Aubameyang scoring their second goal. Getty

Mason Mount 7: Saw early strike well saved by Tatarusanu then did find net with lovely lobbed finish but caught offside. Offered Chelsea the kind of incisive attacking that Milan were badly lacking. AFP

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 6: Little influence in first half although did supply nice ball to Mount whose goal that followed was ruled out for offside. Made it 2-0 with close-range finish with his first effort on goal of game. AFP

Raheem Sterling 8: Quality performance from England attacker who is forming a dangerous partnership with James down Chelsea right and provided simple ball for his teammate to make it 3-0. AFP

SUBS: Trevoh Chalobah (On for Fofana 37’) 7: Fine tackle on Leao soon after coming on helped defender settle straight into action. Outrageous attempt at acrobatic volley just after break that flew way over. Reuters

Jorginho (On for Kovacic 65’) 7: Slotted into midfield with Chelsea coasting. EPA

Conor Gallagher (On for Aubameyang 65’) 7: No opportunity to follow-up on his first goal for club against Crystal Palace at weekend but was still lively after coming on. EPA

Kai Havertz (On for Mount 74’) 6: Little impact although game was already well and truly over and Chelsea easing through to final whistle. Reuters

Armando Broja (On for Sterling 75) 6: Too late for any major impact with team strolling to win. EPA

AC MILAN RATINGS: Ciprian Tatarusanu 7: Veteran Romanian keeper forced into good early save from Mount strike, then called into action twice to deny Silva. Left exposed by poor defending for all three goals. AFP

Sergino Dest 6: On loan Barcelona full-back was solid enough defensively but failed to make any impact going forward or offer Milan any width attacking wise. PA

Pierre Kalulu 7: Vital block to stop Mount making it 2-0, although not sure how much he knew about it. Another good challenge with Sterling threatening just before half-time. EPA

Fikayo Tomori 5: Defender up against his former club was booked for complaining about foul given against teammate Bennacer. Lost possession in first half which almost ended with Sterling getting through on goal. Badly caught out by James cross ahead of Aubameyang goal. AFP

Fode Ballo 5: Left-back booked in 15th minute after crunching tackle on James’s ankle. Very slow to close down James before the wingback set-up Aubmeyang’s goal. Struggled generally against James and Sterling. EPA

Ismael Bennacer 5: Captain was hopeless up against Silva on corners in first half which would eventually lead to Chelsea scoring. Pulled down Sterling after being skinned but somehow avoided booking. AFP

Sandro Tonali 4: Only Italian in Milan starting XI. Both he and midfield partner Bennacer played very deep in midfield which contributed to Milan’s attackers being so isolated. Never got any grip on midfield battle. AFP

Rade Krunic 4: Another early booking for Milan after clumsy foul on Loftus-Cheek. Should have equalised on brink of half-time when Kepa’s save De Ketelaere fell at his feet but he blazed over, albeit via a slight deflection. AFP

Charles De Ketelaere 5: Belgian had Milan’s first shot on target saved by Kepa right at end of first half. Little else to show for efforts. AFP

Rafael Leao 6: Rossoneri dangerman got little joy out of Fofana before defender went off injured. Ghosted past James like he wasn’t there late in first half before setting up chance for De Ketelaere minutes later after surging through two challenges. Looked surprised at second-half substitution although match was already lost. PA

Olivier Giroud 4: Another former Blue, Milan’s top-scorer this season never got a sniff of goal although the supply-line from midfield was non-existent. Given good reception by home fans when taken off in second half. AFP

SUBS: Ante Rebic (On for De Ketelaere 65’) 6: Was game over by the time Croatian winger came on. Reuters

Matteo Gabbia (On for Krunic 65’) 6: Chelsea had taken foot off gas by the time defender came on and at least he can say no more goals were scored. AFP

Divock Origi (On for Giroud 73’) 6: Former Liverpool striker enjoyed the same complete lack of service as the player he replaced with team already three goals down. PA

Brahim Diaz (On for Leao 73’) 6: Midfielder on loan from Real Madrid could do nothing to change what was an awful Milan performance. AFP Tommaso Pobega (On for Bennacer 73’) 6: Like rest of substitutes, midfielder just helped game tick over without any more damage being done.

Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 Champions League win against a woeful AC Milan at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

Apart from short spells at the beginning and end of the first half, Chelsea completely dominated the match against the strangely subdued Serie A champions.

Defender Wesley Fofana put Chelsea in front with his first goal for that club after Milan had failed to clear a corner.

The Blues suffered a blow before half-time though when £70 million summer signing Fofana limped off injured following a challenge by Rafael Leao.

Milan almost scored with their first real attack of the game just before half-time but Rade Krunic could only blaze over the bar, via a slight deflection, with the goal at his mercy.

And the Italians were made to pay in the 56th minute when they failed to deal with an overhit Ben Chillwell cross and man of the match Reece James was given time and space send in a ball that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang poked home.

James himself made it three when he fired into the roof of the net following a simple lay-off by Raheem Sterling.

It was a vital win for Graham Potter's side that leaves them second in Group E, one point behind RB Salzburg – who defeated Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 on Tuesday – and level with Milan.

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