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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23862466" data-attributes="member: 158020">BATE 0 Chelsea 1: Giroud sends  Sarri's side into knockout rounds  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/08/19/5946292-6368763-Chelsea_created_few_clear_cut_chances_in_the_mist_of_Belarus_and-a-36_1541704302970.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Olivier Giroud's first goal under Maurizio Sarri sealed Chelsea's progression  to the Europa League knockout rounds with a 1-0 win at BATE on Wednesday.France  striker Giroud headed in Emerson Palmieri's cross in the 52nd minute to decide a  tentative contest and break his club drought dating back to May.    BATE, who hit the woodwork three times, would have been deserving of a point,  but will now seek to revive their hopes in their next meeting with Vidi, who  edged PAOK 1-0.  That result means the Blues, having racked up a fifth successive  competitive victory, must wait until the Greek side's visit later this month to  confirm top spot in Group L.   Two goals down inside eight minutes at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago,  BATE were unfortunate not to be ahead early on home soil as Dmitri Baga crashed  a long-range shot against the post.Chelsea soon settled into a dominant share of  possession without ever looking like making the breakthrough before  half-time.   Giroud had fleetingly threatened with one header before the break and it was  in similar circumstances that he opened the scoring, convincingly meeting  Emerson's cross at the near post.   Only another moment of misfortune prevented BATE from responding quickly,  with Nikolai Signevich's close-range effort coming back off the underside of the  crossbar, before an unmarked Aleksey Rios skied an even more promising  opening.   Eden Hazard was withdrawn just after the hour and with him went the last of  Chelsea's minimal attacking verve as they settled for an uninspiring, albeit  important, 1-0 victory after the upright denied substitute Evgeni Berezkin.</blockquote>

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