What Djordje Petrovic did after incredible penalty save vs Newcastle as Chelsea unlock next Cech

Sometimes in football you need luck and opportunity. In other moments players grasp it for themselves.

In this case of Djordje Petrovic he had a helping of both on his way to establishing a small piece of Chelsea folklore in just his third appearance for the club. Between a late substitute appearance against Everton, and two outings where the Blues suffered just three shots on target between Sheffield United andNewcastle, the summer signing has not had much opportunity to show his shotstopping abilities.

Often, onlookers have supposed that Petrovic's opportunity could come in the Carabao Cup. Though, they probably expected it to more likely be against, AFC Wimbledon, Brighton or Blackburn rather than in a penalty shootout.

There was little Petrovic could do to deny Callum Wilson when the Newcastle forward capitalised on the mistakes of Levi Colwill, Thiago Silva and Benoit Badiashile in the opening half of the tie on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old did show a cool head on the ball, and plenty of composure to keep it moving. His distribution was not perfect but his approach was commendable.

Mykhailo Mudryk's late goal ensured that Petrovic was going to be part of the narrative, however. The former New England Revolution star stands at 6'4" but seemed to grow taller when stood with his back to a hostile stand full of Newcastle United fans hoping to suck the ball into the net.

«I don’t hear pressure. They need to score [the penalties]. I can be the hero. I just did my job. That’s it,» said Petrovic following the game. Elite.

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This was his moment