Not a good game, but so very entertaining.
Very nervous, sloppy start by us, perhaps unsurprisingly. Great approach by Chelsea though. They really knew how to make life difficult for us. But as time progressed, we slowly but surely got into it & started playing our own game. Chelsea might not have expected it anymore by then, but boy, did we trouble them. Amazing to come back from being 2 goals down.
Buffon 7 - One of the only guys who didn't seem nervous. Very attentive, confident, 2 or 3 saves.
Barzagli 6 - Not bad, despite some shaky moments early on. Considering what he was up against (same obviously goes for the rest of the defence/team), he mostly held his own.
Bonucci 5,5 - Shame that the usual howlers were present, because overall he did more than ok. A number of brilliant interceptions, as usual.
Chiellini 6,5 - Quite good, but risks too much at times. Unlikely to ever change, I guess.
Lichtsteiner 6,5 - Good. End product was mostly lacking, but he was of vital importance in just being there out wide. And it obviously doesn't hurt that the guy has got some lungs on him.
Asamoah 5,5 - Underwhelming. Weak link, even.
Pirlo 6 - Expected better. Chelsea completely shut him down quite often.
Vidal 7 - Tireless running, tackling, etc. Very nice goal. Shame he lost the ball about 8000 times.
Marchisio 7 - He was everywhere, basically. My mom, even if there were a few moments where he seemed to hold back. Fatigue, perhaps?
Giovinco 4 - Almost painful to see how easily he was dealt with. Might be a good epxerience for him, in the end.
Vucinic 6 - A bit lacking. But he did manage to provide the team with some much needed calm. Very useful in that sense.
Quagliarella 7 - Did this really happen?
Isla -
Matri -