Sehrou Guirassy 8; Callum Hudson-Odoi 8, Timo Werner 5: Rennes v Chelsea player ratings

Blues claimed a late 2-1 win at the Stade de la Route de Lorient to progress to the Champions League last-16

RENNES RATINGS: Alfred Gomis - 7, Made an incredible save to deny Mason Mount and was unlucky to see Olivier Giroud score after stopping Timo Werner’s effort. Reuters

Hamari Traore - 7, Fought well to keep Werner at bay for large parts of the game and posed a real threat at times. AP Photo

Damien Da Silva - 6, Was denied by a good save from Edouard Mendy and made some important interventions. Tried to punch Giroud’s header out but couldn’t manage it. EPA

Gerzino Nyamsi - 5, Was very composed whenever he had the ball at his feet, but looked stretched defensively at times and was outjumped by Giroud for the final goal. AP Photo

Adrien Truffert - 7, Looked very good in most of his play but couldn’t provide much end product once he got forward. EPA

Benjamin Bourigeaud - 7, Had a slow start but grew into the game, showing some real quality with his touch and setting up Sehrou Guirassy’s goal with a great corner delivery. AFP

Steven N’Zonzi - 6, Showed plenty of composure throughout and kept the ball ticking along when Rennes had possession. AFP

Edouardo Camavinga - 6, The teenager was neat on the ball but didn’t show too much star quality. AP Photo

Jeremy Doku - 6, Got at Chilwell and caused him problems at times, but lost the ball to start the move that led to Callum Hudson-Odoi’s goal. AP Photo

Sehrou Guirassy - 8, Held the ball up well, drew a fair few fouls and scored a header to cap off an impressive performance. AFP

James Lea Siliki - 5, Missed a decent chance and didn’t look like causing much danger during his time on the pitch, with Cesar Azpilicueta getting the better of him. AFP

SUBS: Romain Del Castillo (Lea Saliki 63’) - 5, Didn’t do any better than the man he replaced, as he also struggled to have too much of an impact. Reuters

Clement Grenier (Camavinga 79’) – N/R, Getting himself booked was the Frenchman’s biggest involvement after coming on. AFP

M’Baye Niang (Guirassy 86’) – N/R, Didn’t get many touches of the ball after coming on for a man who had made such a nuisance of himself throughout the match. AFP

Yann Gboho (Doku 86’) – N/R, Good experience for the teenager to get on but he didn’t do much. AFP

Fiatout Maouassa (Truffert 86) – N/R, Bringing the defender on at the end wasn’t enough to maintain the draw. AFP

CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy - 7, Made some good saves and looked solid between the sticks on his return to his former club but had no chance of saving Guirassy’s header. Reuters

Cesar Azpilicueta - 8, He may be behind Reece James in the pecking order, but Azpilicueta was superb defensively. Reuters

Kurt Zouma - 7, Was largely dominant, but could have done a lot better to deal with Guirassy and prevent his goal. AP Photo

Thiago Silva - 7, Showed a lot of authority in his general play and covered his teammates well at times. However, he also could have done more to stop Guirassy. AFP

Ben Chilwell - 6, Was impressive for large parts of the game, but there were a few moments of madness and he had to be bailed out by Silva after one shocking pass. AFP

Jorginho - 6, Put in a steady performance throughout his time on the pitch, moving the ball well and helping out defensively. EPA

Mateo Kovacic - 5, Struggled in the first half but did show improvements in the second before being taken off. AFP

Callum Hudson-Odoi - 8, Had a very bright start to the game and scored the goal that got Chelsea into the lead. Reuters

Mason Mount - 8, The midfielder provided Hudson-Odoi with a superb assist and was impressive in his general performance. AP Photo

Timo Werner - 5, Really struggled in front of goal, wasting various good chances. Was lucky that Olivier Giroud headed the ball in after one of his poor efforts. EPA

Tammy Abraham - 7, Didn’t get too many opportunities in front of goal but held the ball up brilliantly, bringing his teammates into the game. EPA

SUBS: N’Golo Kante (Mount 68’) – 6, Came into the midfield and put in a fairly convincing display. AFP

Olivier Giroud (Abraham 69’) - 7, Gave the Rennes defence plenty of problems before getting up to score the winning goal. AFP

Hakim Ziyech (Hudson-Odoi 75’) – N/R, Didn’t provide any moments of magic but got some good touches on the ball. EPA

Kai Havertz (Kovacic 76’) – N/R, Made his return to the team and very little has changed, as the German showed great composure on the ball. EPA

Reece James (Werner 92’) – N/R, Helped see out the game but that didn’t take much considering how late he came on. Reuters

Chelsea became the first club to book their place in the Uefa Champions League knockout stages after the Premier League side claimed a late 2-1 win at Rennes on Tuesday.

The Blues started much the stronger side and took a deserved lead through Callum Hudson-Odoi when the winger ran on to a superb pass from Mason Mount.

Rennes grew into the match and by half-time were the team applying the pressure but they had to wait until five minutes remaining as Sehrou Guirassy headed home from a corner and it looked enough to earn Rennes a point.

However, substitute Olivier Giroud had other ideas, the French striker leaping highest to angle a header into the Rennes goal and past a furious Alfred Gomis in added time.

After three wins and a draw from their first four games, Chelsea are comfortably through to the last-16, as are Group E rivals Sevilla, who secured their own late 2-1 win at Krasnodar on Tuesday.

Both teams are level on 10 points and face each other on Wednesday next week in Seville for a match that is likely to decide the group winners.

Assessing the individual performances from the Stade de la Route de Lorient, Nick Judd has provided his player ratings in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.