Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made five saves as the Blues kept a clean sheet in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Porto last night.
Some had criticised the Senegalese international for his part in Matheus Pereira’s equaliser for West Brom at the weekend but he was very much back to his best yesterday evening.
With Mendy’s help, the Blues will take a two-goal lead heading into the match next week and supporters on Twitter were quick to credit the 29-year-old for the part he played:
He… is….. phenomenal.
— CFCEd22 (@CFCEd22) April 7, 2021
Massive performance from him tonight
— Omar (@CFCOmz) April 7, 2021
very agile, like a cat jumping up and down
— Naveed tariq (@navedtariq5) April 7, 2021
Massive performance from him tonight
— Omar (@CFCOmz) April 7, 2021
Great keeper so happy to have him
— M U R U⚽?? (@adodojr) April 7, 2021
He was outstanding
— John Umoren (@his_Genesis_96) April 7, 2021
Excellent performance
— Lenz (@Lenz26864451) April 8, 2021
Man of the match for me…made match winning saves
— Paul (@Paul61093212) April 8, 2021
He is a world class goalkeeper
— perfection (@Jonazylol) April 8, 2021
The shot-stopper’s record speaks for itself. He has an extremely impressive 21 clean sheets in 34 appearances for Chelsea, conceding only 23 goals in the process.
Mendy has certainly proven to be a very reliable number one in the short time he has been at Stamford Bridge. A lot of the credit for the signing has to go to Petr Cech, with the club legend having recommended him to previous coach Frank Lampard.
