Timo Werner’s 11th shot as a Chelsea player finally yielded his first goal.
The German hit a 19-yard effort past Hugo Lloris to open Tuesday’s League Cup fourth-round match at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho branded Tottenham’s 18-yard box “a special box” this weekend and Werner will certainly agree after crafting this memory.
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Werner picked up a Cesar Azpicilueta cross that found its way through a sea of players to meet him centrally outside the 18 and powered home for 1-0 in the 19th minute.
The 24-year-old has 95 goals in his time with RB Leipzig, 14 with Stuttgart, and has 12 for the German national team.
This is likely the first of a great many for Chelsea. His first assist came in Chelsea’s Premier League opener against Brighton.
There it is!
Timo Werner scores his first Chelsea goal with a powerful strike to the bottom corner! 🔵 @espnfc pic.twitter.com/lnEwne3BSM
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