Eden Hazard misses late penalty v Maribor as Chelsea wait to seal qualification

Eden Hazard missed an 86th minute penalty as Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Maribor.

Jose Mourinho’s men must wait to seal their qualification from the Champions League group stages after their sublime Belgian’s trademark style of calm penalty-taking was foiled.

Maribor had taken a second-half lead with the game’s moment of outstanding quality – a curling strike beyond’s Petr Cech’s dive and into the top corner – but a resolute Chelsea equalised through Nemanja Matic before missing a golden opportunity to take three points back to London.

Chelsea's equaliser by Nemanja Matic

Chief amongst Maribor’s denial of Chelsea’s qualification was their 36-year-old keeper Jasmin Handanovic, who won what turned into a personal battle with Hazard. Most notably was his penalty save – refusing to be tempted into an early commitment by Hazard’s calculated run-up – but he earlier spread himself to deny the Belgian as he ran through on goal. ...SkySports