Vidi came away from Stamford Bridge with a very good and stubborn performance on Thursday evening. The performance was praised by the British press.

Chelsea just about carry out their task

Virtually all of the media spoke about the "slight" win in this game. The Guardian both online and in their printed version spoke about a "stubborn" team and added that MOL Vidi FC had defended very well. The popular newspaper also added that Marko Nikolic' side almost turned the paper form onto its head against Maurizio Sarri's outfit. He was forced to bring on Eden Hazard, whose performance did not really bring an improvement to the home sides game.

The Times printed version also highlighted that manager Marko Nikolic received a round of applause from the journalists following the game. 

The biggest praise came from former Tottenham and England legend Glenn Hoddle, who was also a former manager of Chelsea. He said the following: "Vidi were perfect. Chelsea just about completed the task. They did not play well. They could not open up Vidi into bits, but Fabregas gave Morata a good ball and he finished off the move well."

The Independent mentioned that before the game there had been some mention that it would have been better for Chelsea to play youngsters such as Ampadu or Hudson-Odoit. However, Vidi's tough battling game justified Sarri's decision to leave them out.

The Daily Mirror split the game into five lessons, with point 4 bringing to attention that although Chelsea are the favorites to win the EL, PAOK and Vidi had shown in their games against them that it will not be an easy walk in the park.

"The Hungarians will not win the cup, but they are a better side than some had described before the game."

Whoscored made Nego the best performer

The WhoScored.com website gave a point score for the performance in their coverage. MOL Vidi FC scored a higher average score than Chelsea and the final score showed that Vidi had nothing to be ashamed of. 

The home side averaged 7,15 while Vidi scored 6,54. The man of the match was Willian (8), but the best performer for Vidi was Nego on (7,3). Attila Fiola and Paulo Vinicius were others to receive a 7 rating.