Fans hail Chelsea's Havertz for holding his nerve with retaken penalty

‘The coolest man in the stadium!’: Fans hail Chelsea’s Kai Havertz for his ‘brilliant’ retaken penalty against Borussia Dortmund… after his initial effort hit the post before he was given a second chance following encroachment

  • Kai Havertz missed his first penalty against Borussia Dortmund as he hit the post
  • He was given a second chance to take it due to encroachment from the visitors
  • He scored the second time, and has been praised by fans for holding his nerve 

Kai Havertz has been hailed by fans for showing ‘bottle’ after he emphatically converted his penalty at the second time of asking to put Chelsea in front in their Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund.

Heading into Tuesday night’s clash, Chelsea trailed 1-0 from the first leg after Karim Adeyemi scored the only goal of the game in Germany.

But Raheem Sterling levelled the tie just before half time at Stamford Bridge, and Havertz was given the chance to put his side ahead on aggregate when Chelsea were awarded a penalty for handball shortly after half time.

The German international, who had not scored since January, stepped up but saw his effort come back off the post. However, he was given a reprieve as some Dortmund players had encroached before he had taken his spot-kick.

After a lengthy delay, Havertz was given a second opportunity and this time he made no mistake. Fans were quick to praise the 23-year-old for holding his nerve at such a crucial moment for his team.

Kai Havertz kept his cool to score from the penalty spot at the second time of asking

‘Yes Havertz, the coolest man in the stadium, how brilliant to score a penalty with just two attempts! Superb!’ one supporter posted on Twitter.

‘Wow, some bottle there Havertz. Brilliant penalty,’ another fan added.

‘The b******* to do the exact same thing after missing the first attempt, bloody brilliant from Havertz,’ another fan agreed.

Havertz has split Chelsea’s fanbase in recent months, with the side having major issue with scoring goals under Graham Potter.

However, one supporter pointed out that Havertz deserved credit for putting that behind him and delivering for his side when he was most needed. 

‘Some balls on that lad Havertz. Fair play to him. Been getting slaughtered lately,’ they wrote.

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