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  • 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

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

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

Chelsea

Corners

64

Fouls

1218

Goal attempts

1512

Shots off target

107

Offsides

24

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