{"id":7393,"date":"2026-10-14T08:07:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=7393"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:07:57","slug":"finally-chelsea-loanee-ends-two-month-nightmare-with-champions-league-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=7393","title":{"rendered":"Finally, Chelsea loanee ends two-month nightmare with Champions League debut"},"content":{"rendered":"


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When Jesse Derry joined Sporting Lisbon, there was plenty of hype for the Chelsea wonderkid. Especially after Derry was handed Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s old no.28 shirt after completing a loan move.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Derry<\/a> made his Chelsea<\/a> debut last season and even started a Premier League game for the Blues, though it ended prematurely due to a head injury,<\/a> as Calum McFarlane failed to prevent a Nottingham Forest win.<\/p>\n

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In pre-season, things looked positive. Derry impressed in wins against Celtic and Clearlake\u2019s other club, Strasbourg,<\/a> with Sporting Lisbon winning 7-0. He even scored in a 2-0 summer win against Monaco.<\/p>\n

Great start has turned to utter frustration for Jesse Derry<\/h2>\n

Derry came on as sub in Sporting\u2019s first two competitive fixtures<\/a> of the season, and there was a belief that the England U20 star would soon start. However, he would play just four minutes in the next six games.<\/p>\n

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Even after a goal and an assist in England U20\u2019s 3-1 win over Italy during the break, Derry returned to Sporting as an unused sub in a 3-1 away win over Braga. But on Tuesday, finally, Derry got some minutes.<\/p>\n

Shaun Derry\u2019s son got 17 minutes on Tuesday night as Sporting beat French side Lens away from home in the Champions League. It was Derry\u2019s Champions League debut, after remaining unused at Galatasaray.<\/p>\n

Derry entered the fray on 73 minutes for Sporting as the Portuguese side cruised to a 2-0 win away from home. Having come on with the scoreline reading 1-0, Derry played a key role in Sporting\u2019s second goal.<\/p>\n

The Chelsea talent managed to evade two Lens players before slipping the ball into Silas Andersen, who found Italian star Issa Doumbia to score. Portuguese outlet A Bola<\/a> praised Derry, giving him a 6\/10.<\/p>\n

\u201cA game-changer on his first touch, giving Andersen the opportunity to set up Doumbia for 2-0. There\u2019s promise in that tight play,\u201d A Bola reported, with Derry clearly catching the eye and creating a goal.<\/p>\n

Sporting are not in action this weekend, giving the Portuguese side a whole week to recover before they face Austrian side LASK. Derry will be hoping he can make only his fifth appearance for Sporting Lisbon.<\/p>\n

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