Source: PA
Anelka puts Chelsea in command
Chelsea proved they were very much alive and kicking as Nicolas Anelka scored both goals in a 2-0 win at FC Copenham to leave them within touching distance of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Anelka ensured the faltering Blues stayed in the hunt for silverware this season and eased the pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti with a deadly double, extending his remarkable scoring record in the competition to seven goals in six games.
The Blues were gifted a 17th-minute lead, former Stamford Bridge winger Jesper Gronkjaer of all people misplacing a pass straight to Anelka, who bore down on goal and calmly slotted past Wiland.
And, just as the hosts looked like getting back into it, they were hit by a sucker-punch when a delightful first-time through ball from Frank Lampard released Anelka, who drilled low across Wiland into the far corner.
Ancelotti defiantly declared on Monday, "Chelsea has not died", and Copenhagen proved the perfect opponents for a side who arrived in freezing Denmark with their season in danger of unravelling completely, the hosts clearly showing the effects of having not played a competitive match for two and a half months.
They will also be concerned at another night to forget in front of goal for the recalled Fernando Torres, whose overall performance improved but who fluffed his chances against a side who were tailor-made for him to break his duck.
