Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of Chelsea's Europa League Group L clash at BATE Borisov. Having made a perfect start to their campaign, the Blues can confirm their spot in the last 32 of the competition with a victory in Belarus.

Chelsea have sealed their place in the last 32 of the competition, but it was probably their worst performance of the season.

BATE struck the woodwork no fewer than three times, but Olivier Giroud's first goal of the season proves the difference between the sides.

Maurizio Sarri's unbeaten run as Blues boss is extended to 17 matches.

POST! Chelsea are just hanging on here - BATE are denied by the woodwork again following a goal-mouth scramble!

There will be THREE minutes of added time.

WIDE! Berezkin shoots wide from the edge of the box, and that could be that for BATE's European hopes.

CHELSEA SUB: Pedro makes way for Callum Hudson-Odoi who has all of five minutes to make an impression.

CHANCE! Scherbitski is off his line quickly to smother an over-cooked Giroud pass aimed for Willian.

BATE SUB: A third and final change for the visitors, as Yevgeniy Biarozkin replaces Hleb, once of Arsenal.

BATE are huffing and puffing for an equaliser, but they are clearly tiring. They have 10 minutes to find a goal or their European hopes are dashed for another year.

BATE SUBS: Hervaine Moukam is on for Skavysh, while Jasse Tuominen came on for Signevich a couple of minutes ago.

SHOT! Barkley is getting forward more often now and he is inches from connecting with Willian's deadly cross, but a BATE defender climbs higher. His clearance is pounced on by Jorginho on the edge of the box, but the Italian can't keep his half-volley down.

BATE are tiring, but admirably, are still holding their rigid defensive shape really well. They need a goal, though.

Of course, it could have been a very different story had Baga's rocket-shot in the first-half been a few inches lower. Luck hasn't been on BATE's side this evening - Stasevich also struck the woodwork in the second-period.

So, as it stands, Chelsea will progress with four wins from four games in Group L. They haven't been at their best this evening, but Giroud's header is the difference between the sides.

OVER! Barkley, like his England colleague Loftus-Cheek, has had a poor game. He tries his luck from 25 yards but it's always curling over.

GOAL UPDATE: MOL Vidi have taken the lead against PAOK, which means BATE would fall to the bottom of the group.

CHELSEA SUB: The ineffective Loftus-Cheek is hooked off. His replacement is Mateo Kovacic.

CHANCE! A free header for Giroud but he can only head straight at the BATE goalkeeper. Should be 2-0.

CHELSEA SUB: And that's it for Hazard, the Belgian is replaced by Willian.

MISS! BATE spurn a glorious chance to level the scores! Chelsea fail to track the run of Stasevhich and he is free to pull a cross back to Rios who makes a late run into the box. He has lots of time to pick his spot, but he leans back and skies the shot over with the goal gaping.