- Aguero (66), Aguero (90)
- Drogba (82), Drogba (88)
- Date:2009-11-03
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Vicente Calderon
- Attendance:45000
- Referee:Kuipers, B
Live Commentary
90mins
Full-time: ATLETICO MADRID 2 - 2 CHELSEA: In quite a surreal end to the game, both sides must settle for a point. It may not be enough for Atletico to salvage their Champions League hopes, while the Blues are not quite confirmed in the knockouts yet
90mins
The ball is tipped to Drogba and his shot is blocked virtually as he goes to kick it, Chelsea scream for another go, but the referee is not interested
90mins
Chelsea go straight back on the attack and Drogba, who produces plenty of trickery once again, wins a free-kick just outside the area
90mins
ATLETICO MADRID 2 - 2 CHELSEA: AGUERO bends in a delightful free-kick that would have made David Beckham proud. It's the least the home side deserve
90mins
Atletico have another free-kick from a dangerous position as they at least look to salvage a point
88mins
ATLETICO MADRID 1 - 2 CHELSEA: Ashley Cole's through ball attracts DROGBA who leaves two defenders plonked to the ground with a great piece of skill. One-on-one, his shot is saved but he taps home the rebound
87mins
Terry is booked for bringing down Aguero
85mins
Jurado's free-kick is too deep and is collected by Cech
83mins
Jose Manuel Jurado replaces Simao as Atletico need to chase down a goal once again
82mins
ATLETICO MADRID 1 - 1 CHELSEA: DROGBA heads Chelsea back on level terms after rising above the Atletico defence and meeting a cross that followed the corner
82mins
Chelsea get the ball on the deck and Drogba finds Malouda who sprints in behind. His control is poor but he wins a corner
81mins
Forlan contributes to the host of terrible shots we've seen tonight with an effort that does its best to find itself out of the ground
79mins
Rodriguez attempts to repeat Aguero's heroics from distance but his shot is off-target
76mins
Asenjo palms down a Malouda cross straight to Deco, but his volley towards an almost unguarded net is badly timed and runs wide
75mins
Forlan produces a hopeful attempt on the turn that goes wide
74mins
Simao drives a cross beyond everybody in the six-yard area
73mins
Drogba is released but lashes his shot high and wide under the attention of Juanito
73mins
After an electronic board confusion, Reyes goes off to be replaced by Maxi Rodriguez
70mins
Ancelotti makes a double change. Kalou and Joe Cole go off for Anelka and Deco
69mins
Malouda delivers and it is cleared. He receives it once again but is in an offside position
69mins
Chelsea have a corner after Belletti's strike
68mins
The match has been poor but the home side have been the better of the two teams and deserve their lead
66mins
ATLETICO MADRID 1 - 0 CHELSEA: AGUERO lights up this poor encounter with an exquisite right-foot volley from John Terry's headed clearance
66mins
Drogba shoots after Belletti's chipped ball but the referee blows up for a foul by Lampard
64mins
Reyes takes it but Cech is equal to the tame curler
63mins
Aguero is fouled by Terry just outside the area, giving Atletico a good shooting chance. The Chelsea skipper is furious at the decision
61mins
Atletico have yet another free-kick midway in the Chelsea half. Simao's delivery causes panic as Drigba and Cech go for the same ball. Eventually, Ballacks clears while Drogba is on the ground, apparently injured
60mins
Kalou lays the ball off for Drogba who is off-balance when he carelessly lets fly with his left foot from 20 yards. The shot resembled a rugby up and under more than anything
58mins
The home support raise their voices as they claim for a penalty after Aguero stumbles under the attention of Alex. The referee dismisses the appeals
57mins
The ball is long and high and it beats everybody
56mins
Malouda beats two markers on the touchline and is then brought down. Another free-kick which will give John Terry and Alex the chance to come forward
55mins
Chelsea are struggling to maintain any pressure on Atletico, as their approach continues to be direct
54mins
Aguero, who is thought to be carrying a groin problem, replaces Sinama-Pongolle
52mins
Both sides are producing very scrappy football at present
50mins
Drogba is tripped 30 yards out and he takes the free-kick himself from a difficult angle. Asenjo tips the effort onto the post as he struggles with the top spin on the ball
48mins
Santana aims to meet the corner but it evades everyone
47mins
Simao bends in a ball which confuses the Chelsea defence. A glanced defensive header goes for a corner
46mins
Atletico win a free-kick 35 yards out
46mins
The Blues go on the front foot from the whistle but their attack is cut out
46mins
Play resumes as Chelsea kick off the second half
45mins
Half-time: ATLETICO MADRID 0 - 0 CHELSEA: A first half short of any clear opportunities comes to an end
45mins
Cech beats away Simao's corner before Reyes shoots on the rebound. As has been the case with almost every effort from range, the ball is in no danger of troubling Cech
45mins
Simao whips in a free-kick from midfield, which Belletti is forced to head for a corner
45mins
Chelsea break well and Lampard is presented with an opportunity from 20 yards. His effort has venom and is full of reverse swing but flies past the post
44mins
Simao's corner is cleared, once again by Drogba
44mins
Reyes delivers and Drogba concedes a corner
42mins
Pongolle wins a free-kick on the touchline
42mins
Chelsea push forward and Lampard attempts to play Kalou through the channel, but the striker mistimes his run to see the linesman's flag raised to the anger of the Chelsea manager
40mins
Atletico win a corner, which Simao takes. Lampard clears before the ball is returned to the taker. Simao skips in behind Chelsea, but goes beyond the byline and a goal kick is awarded
38mins
More neat build-up play from touchline to touchline from the home side is eventually halted when Loureiro Cleber Santana's chest down to Reyes ends. It has summed up the half
37mins
Reyes collects the ball short from Simao and has a go but, as ever, the attempt is blocked
37mins
Reyes beats Malouda and the Chelsea man gives away a foul for pulling the Spaniard back
35mins
Drogba cleverly flicks the ball on his heel onto Joe Cole who is forced wide. Chelsea are continually struggling to capitalise on half-breaks
34mins
Chelsea are continually finding gaps around the fringes but are failing to convert them into opportunities
32mins
Kalou has a shot from outside the area and it goes narrowly wide
31mins
Forlan is at least 25 yards out but has time and space to shoot, though his attempt is way off target
29mins
Some good ball retention again from the home side but they fail to get the ball in the area. This time, Simao cuts inside from the left wing and swings a leg at the ball which goes high and wide of Cech's goal
28mins
Sinama-Pongolle and Forlan exchanges passes but the former is flagged offside as he breaks
27mins
Reyes goes into the book for a reckless lunge on Ashley Cole
25mins
Essien sprays a pass to Ashley Cole who stretches Atletico, he plays Malouda in behind but the Frenchman's attempted return is weak
24mins
Joe Cole crosses to again find nobody in the area is wearing a blue shirt
22mins
Kalou gets away but Ibanez Pablo gets back strongly to get rid of the danger
21mins
The resulting corner is defended well
21mins
Atletico work a smart build up across the pitch until Reyes finds space just outside the area. He tries to curl a shot over Cech who tips the ball over well at full-stretch
20mins
Malouda is allowed to run at the Atletico backline with Drogba ahead of him. He gets caught in two minds and Atletico clear
19mins
Malouda whips a ball in after the corner is taken short. It is deflected and easily cleared
19mins
Lampard's ball is cleared at the near post but a second attack wins a corner
18mins
Joe Cole is tripped and wins a free-kick adjacent to the area
17mins
Essien is booked for cynically bodychecking an Atletico attacker
15mins
Chelsea find space on the right flank yet again. It is in area that Ancelotti will be keen to exploit
14mins
Belletti feeds Lampard again and the England midfielder flashes a ball across the six-yard area. However, there is no blue shirt in sight
13mins
Forlan returns a pass from Simao brilliantly to send the Portugal international on the break, but Terry gets a foot in to prevent a one-on-one with Cech
12mins
It is evident the home side are really up for this game. The Atletico players are refusing Chelsea any time on the ball
11mins
Lampard weighs up hitting a bouncing ball but it is stolen from him before he can execute
9mins
Some neat Chelsea interplay sees Belletti release Frank Lampard into space, after a clearance falls to Essien, Drogba aims to hit the loose ball on the turn. His effort from 18 yards goes wide of the far post
7mins
Atletico are enjoying plenty of early possession in this must-win game
5mins
Forlan turns and runs at the Chelsea back four. He shoots from distance but Petr Cech watches the ball evade his right post
5mins
Michael Essien loops in a cross but its straight at Asenjo
4mins
The delivery is decent and Drogba heads clear for a corner. The ensuing set-piece is comfortably defended by the Blues
3mins
Reyes is tripped by Ashley Cole and wins his side a free-kick left side of the area
3mins
Juan Gutierrez Juanito attempts a one-two into the Chelsea area but the danger is snuffed out
2mins
The follow-up cross finds nobody and Atletico clear
1mins
Drogba latches onto a clearance right away and wins his side a throw in the final third
1mins
Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers signals for play to begin in the Spanish capital
0mins
Former Arsenal striker Jose Antonio Reyes, who netted against the Blues on his Gunners debut, is among the starters alongside once Liverpool man Florent Sinama-Pongolle and ex-Manchester United misfit Diego Forlan
0mins
Reported Chelsea target Sergio Aguero is named amongst the substitutes for the La Liga strugglers
0mins
Joe Cole, Ashley Cole, Alex and Juliano Belletti all start for Carlo Ancelotti's side
0mins
Didier Drogba returns to Chelsea's Champions League squad after suspension and will aim to fire the Blues into the knockout stage at the Vicente Calderon tonight
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Match Report
Two moments of brilliance each from a striker on either side lit up this extremely poor Champions League tie which both clubs will believe they should have won.
Didier Drogba edged the Blues into the lead after a hapless performance saw his side go behind, but two exquisite finishes from half-fit substitute Sergio Aguero denied Carlo Ancelotti's men from keeping up their 100 per cent record in the competition thus far.
The draw was enough for Chelsea to confirm their presence in the draw for the last 16 of the draw, whereas the La Liga side can now only qualify for the Europa League at best.
The match was absent of quality throughout, with long periods of play resembling a first round FA Cup tie with persistent long balls, fouls and wild shots on the agenda from both sides.
But it was the La Liga outfit who were the slightly better of two bad eggs and they went close to opening the scoring in the first period.
Arsenal flop Jose Antonio Reyes forced Petr Cech to make a fine save with a curling, dipping effort from distance in the only period of play of note in the opening hour.
But the introduction of Argentinian wonderkid Aguero, who was visibly struggling with injury, brought the game to life after half-time.
It was he who opened the scoring in the 66th minute, latching onto a headed clearance from John Terry to volley past the helpless Cech from 18 yards.
Chelsea failed to respond despite making a double-change soon after and it was left to Drogba to drag the Blues out of the rut all by himself.
The Ivory Coast hitman's sheer size and athleticism saw him rise above everybody to nod home Florent Malouda's cross from six yards to bring his side level with seven minutes left on the clock, before producing the moment of the match five minutes later.
A searching through-ball from Ashley Cole presented little danger, but Drogba burst through two defenders to meet it first.
After showing his power, he then demonstrated his delicate touch by dancing through two challenges to go one-on-one with Sergio Asenjo in the Atletico goal.
Asenjo was up to the first attempt, but presented Drogba with a rebound chance which he stroked home with ease.
Though Drogba thought he had done enough to win his side the game, it would be Aguero who would have the last laugh.
A curling right-footed free-kick that would have made David Beckham proud proved too good for Cech to stop and perhaps put himself in the shop window for a potential raid for his services from Stamford Bridge in future.
Atletico Madrid Team
Chelsea Team
Atletico Madrid | Chelsea |
Corners
| 6 | 4 |
Fouls
| 12 | 18 |
Goal attempts
| 15 | 12 |
Shots off target
| 10 | 7 |
Offsides
| 2 | 4 |




90mins
Deco has a shot from a tight angle which balloons over the bar