Andreas Christensen was one of the stars in Denmark’s first World Cup game as he helped his side to a 1-0 win over Peru.
The 22-year-old, however, was taken off with 10 minutes remaining, due to an injury and hopefully, he should be fit for the next clash against Australia, which is on Thursday.
The central defender was also one of the brighter players for Chelsea last season, even though we finished outside the Champions League spots. Christensen did pick up the FA Cup title with the rest of the team and played 40 games for us in all competitions.
The 22-year-old would be looking to continue his great performance in the World Cup and help Denmark go as far as possible on the biggest stage in the world.
While a few Chelsea fans were concerned about the injury he picked up, there was a lot of praise for his excellent performance in the match against Peru and here are just a few tweets on the Dane.
Andreas Christensen’s #WorldCup debut stats:
100% tackles won
92% pass accuracy
58 touches
48 passes
2 fouls won
2 clearances
2 tackles
1 interception#CFC— . (@CheIsUpdates) June 16, 2018
FT: #PER 0-1 #DEN #CFC‘s Andreas Christensen contributed to the win with a number of fantastic tackles – before being substituted with what appeared to be a slight injury. Hopefully he will be fit to face #AUS on Thursday! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/MpAoOxfAHj
— Breathe Chelsea (@BreatheChels) June 16, 2018
Sent to me from heaven
Andreas Christensen you’re my world— It’s Coming Home (@CS_CFC) June 16, 2018
Christensen was fantastic for Denmark, hope that injury wasn’t nothing serious. Looks like it was just a minor knock. Great performance.
— BK (@CFCBrano) June 16, 2018
Great defending by Christensen. A tough end to the season clouded his brilliance in the early months. Great young talent. #CFC
— Daniel Childs (@SonOfChelsea) June 16, 2018
Imagine not thinking Christensen is the future of us. Great talent
— Steven French (@SteveFrenchCFC) June 16, 2018
Andreas Christensen is class.
— Lav (@LavCFC) June 16, 2018
As a Chelsea fan, seeing Christensen organize his team and give directions as they play out of the back at such a young age is worthy of an erection #CFC
— Jesus Rodriguez (@jr_goalkeepmma) June 16, 2018
Andreas Christensen for Denmark NT:
16 games
1 goal
8 clean sheets
0 yellow cardsFuture Legend.
— FootballTalentScout (@FTalentScout) June 16, 2018
Good win for Denmark, Christensen was a rock at the back
— Sam (@SJ_2105) June 16, 2018