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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Stamford Bridge
  • Attendance: 38369
  • Referee: Fandel, H

Live Commentary

90 mins

CHELSEA 2 - 0 FENERBAHCE: Competent performance from the home side, although Fenerbahce were pretty toothless throughout. Chelsea now play Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final

90 mins

Essien has the ball in the net for Chelsea but he was just offside as Lampard crossed the ball in for him to chest and hit a shot from eight yards out

90 mins

Three minutes of added on time but Chelsea look pretty comfortable here

90 mins

Aggressive tackle from CARVALHO inside the Fenerbahce half means another Chelsea player is needlessly booked

90 mins

A late goal for Fenerbahce would now take this game to extra time, but they don't really look like scoring

89 mins

Ali Bilgin on for left-back Wederson

87 mins

CHELSEA 2 - 0 FENERBAHCE: Strength and skill from Essien on the right wing as he cut into the area and crossed low for Lampard to finish from three yards out

86 mins

MICHAEL ESSIEN is booked for punching the ball into the ground after a throw-in decision doesn't go his way. He'll miss the next match now

85 mins

Florent Malouda comes on for Joe Cole, who has been a menace for Chelsea tonight

84 mins

Those could have been the chances Fenerbahce needed as Chelsea break forward but Lampard's shot is blocked - and he was ruled offside anyway

82 mins

Hilario forced into his first and second saves as first a low, bouncing shot saw him scramble to his right before Kazim-Richards hit a swerving effort from 25 yards that Hilario parried away

80 mins

Fenerbahce still don't look like panicking but Chelsea are the most likely to score at the moment

78 mins

Drogba struck a free-kick he won himself 25 yards from goal, beating the wall but not Volkan who parried the shot out for a corner

77 mins

Joe Cole and Drogba found themselves involved in a three-on-three break as Fenerbahce commit men forward. Volkan saw the final pass from Drogba though and ran off his line to clear

75 mins

Senturk exits and Ugur Boral comes on

75 mins

If anything they look worse today, and Chelsea look tougher, as Lugano shots wide from 25 yards

74 mins

Fenerbahce continue to look toothless in attack - just as they did for large periods of the first leg, where two individual goals late on won them the game

72 mins

Another deep free-kick is sent into the box by Chelsea and Volkan can only punch clear. He finds Ricardo Carvalho who attempts an ambitious volley that goes well over the bar

70 mins

More possession for Chelsea in the Fenerbahce half but there is no urgency in their dominance as they continue to pass sideways

68 mins

Essien wins a free-kick for Chelsea 40 yards out and the defence goes forward for this one. No joy though as Fenerbahce clear well

67 mins

They won a free-kick and cleared, from which Joe Cole and Drogba had efforts - the latter a low shot from 18 yards which was straight at Volkan

66 mins

Another deep cross from the left by Luiz da Silva Wederson forces Chelsea to defend

65 mins

Still no great urgency from the Turkish side. Yet they will go out of the Champions League if the score stays like this

63 mins

A dangerous cross from the Fenerbahce left caused a bit of panic in the Chelsea box and Gokhan Gonul went down looking for a penalty. Notheing given

62 mins

Fenerbahce certainly do need a spark - they are yet to mount a real attack this half

60 mins

Mateja Kezman replaces Claudio Maldonado. The former Chelsea striker replaces the defensive midfielder as Fenerbahce look to attack

58 mins

Juliano Belletti comes on for Kalou as Grant makes a defensive move. Belletti should go to right-back as Essien moves into midfield

56 mins

Chelsea almost find a way through as Ballack dummies a bouncing cross, allowing Drogba to flick the ball over the defence but it was a little too heavy and Volkan collects

54 mins

Impressive start this half from Chelsea but they are yet to finish off the Turkish side

52 mins

Another run from Joe Cole as the English midfielder darted onto a Lampard pass before hitting an inviting, low cross into the area but Kalou was too deep to finish the move off

51 mins

Kazim-Richards matches Cole's effort on the Fenerbahce right, even matching the minor injury which Cole has now shrugged off

51 mins

Cole again with a dangerous run and cross, this time down the right, but he may have overstretched as he reached to cross the ball as he limps away

49 mins

A long run from Joe Cole across the edge of the Fenerbahce box but his attempt to thread a ball into the area is blocked well by the Turkish defence

47 mins

Instant control and turn from Drogba inside the area, after Essien had played a ball into him from the right, but his shot couldn't match the build up as it bounces safely into Volkan's arms

46 mins

Kalou almost found his way onto a twice flicked-on free-kick but the ball was too high for any real effort to be made and Volkan collected the ball and cleared

46 mins

Both sides emerge unchanged and Chelsea kick off the second half

45 mins

CHELSEA 1 - 0 FENERBAHCE: A foul is given following the corner but half-time is taken before Fenerbahce can clear. Messy stuff for the last 15 minutes but Chelsea are ahead on away goals at the moment

45 mins

Essien steals possession inside the Fenerbahce half but his run and cross is blocked. Joe Cole sweeps up and wins a corner

45 mins

Neither side seem capable of putting an attacking move together at the moment as passes continue to go astray. Hopefully half-time will see them re-group and come out fresh

43 mins

Both teams appear to have shut up shop this half as play continues to break down in the middle of the pitch

41 mins

A good move by Kalou down the left ended in a low shot from the midfielder but it was weak and straight at Volkan

39 mins

Fenerbahce have targeted Ashley Cole this half and are beginning to get some joy, forcing the former Arsenal left-back into a couple of mistakes which they can't capitalise on

37 mins

More good passing by Chelsea 30 yards from goal ends when Michael Essien, playing at right-back, can't find a Chelsea man with his deep cross

35 mins

Fenerbahce have certainly settled since the early set-back, although set-pieces remain their best hope as Chelsea's midfield is working overtime today

33 mins

A tight one-two between Joe Cole and Drogba gives the latter a sight of goal but his volley, just inside the Fenerbahce box, isn't cleanly hit and Volkan saves

31 mins

Another deep, central free-kick is lofted onto a Fenerbahce head - this time Diego Moreno Lugano - but his effort is a foot wide of Hilario's right-hand post

30 mins

Semih Senturk gets another long-range shot off for the Turkish side after a mistake in the Chelsea defence gifted him the ball 25 yards out. His low strike was well wide of goal though

29 mins

Makelele almost gave away a foul of his own, just outside the Chelsea box. Yet his push into the back of Deivid, in full flow, was rules legal

28 mins

Drogba is down injured now for Chelsea. He went looking for a free-kick but appears to be allright now, though he continues to nurse his elbow

26 mins

Henrique Hilario will indeed come on for Cudicini. Could this give Fenerbahce a chance tonight?

25 mins

Cudicini takes a seat inside his own area. It looks like he pulled a muscle in his hamstring when clearing the ball a few moments ago. He may well have to go off

23 mins

Fenerbahce play head tennis on the edge of their area, widening the eyes of Drogba, but Volkan collects before the Ivory Coast man can intercept

21 mins

A robust tackle from Claude Makelele almost leads to a booking but the Frenchman is just given a telling off. Soon after, Drogba fires a curling shot just over from the edge of the box

20 mins

Deivid found himself in a similar position to the first leg, 35 yards from goal, but his shot this time is sliced high and wide

19 mins

Kalou latches onto a long pass, keeping it from going out for a goal kick. He plays the ball back before a long pass to Joe Cole on the right is over hit and Fenerbahce win possession.

17 mins

Fenerbahce put together a good spell of possession but the final pass, a long cross-field ball aimed at Colin Kazim-Richards, is a little too strong goes out of play

15 mins

A free-kick just inside the Chelsea half was floated onto the head of de Souza Deivid who attempted to knock the ball down and across the area but it was over-hit and the ball goes out of play

14 mins

Fenerbahce are chasing shadows at the moment as Drogba pulls out to the Chelsea left after a long spell of possession and fires in a low cross that is cleared

12 mins

That early goal has given Chelsea licence to be patient and, that Joe Cole shot aside, they appear happy to build slowly from the back

10 mins

Chelsea continue to target the right side of the Fenerbahce defence, just as in the first leg. This time it's Kalou linking up with Ashley Cole and they are making some good progress early on here

8 mins

Chelsea remain aggressive early on, clearly they do feel the need for a second goal. An excellent run from Salomon Kalou down the left side on the penalty area ended with a clever pull back which Joe Cole hit against the post

6 mins

Memories of the first leg should be fresh in the minds of Chelsea players. They dominated early on in that match, leading 1-0 at half-time, before allowing their Turkish opponents back into the game. A second goal would settle the nerves

4 mins

CHELSEA 1 - 0 FENERBAHCE: A near-post header from MICHAEL BALLACK is flicked into the far corner of the Fenerbahce goal following a free-kick from the right wing. Just what Chelsea needed

3 mins

A long through ball from Frank Lampard is overhit and easy for Volkan Demirel to collect as the English international attempted to feed Didier Drogba

1 mins

Fenerbahce kick the game underway. With Chelsea in need of one goal at least they are likely to start aggressively. Let’s find out...

0 mins

Colin Kazim-Richards, the London-born former Sheffield United attacker, starts tonight for the Turkish side after coming off the bench to score last Wednesday. Defender Gokhan Gonul, free from suspension, is the only other change from the first leg.

0 mins

Carlo Cudicini starts in place of Cech, while Didier Drogba is again picked ahead of former Fenerbahce striker Nicolas Anelka. Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Essien start in defence at the expense of Alex and Juliano Belletti

0 mins

After a shock 2-1 loss in Istanbul last week, in a game Chelsea led and dominated for the first hour, Avram Grant's side have a serious job to do tonight if they are to qualify for the Champions League semi finals

0 mins

Goalkeeper Petr Cech's facial injury has dominated headlines in the Chelsea camp leading up to tonight's second leg tie with Fenerbahce but the Blues can talk no longer: it's down to business now with kick off just over 15 minutes away

Match Report

Chelsea progressed to the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Turkish side Fenerbahce, winning 2-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate.

Two goals, one early and one late, were always going to be enough to defeat their opponents and see them through to a last-four clash with Liverpool.

Defeat in Turkey last week gave the second leg more of an edge than many had anticipated and Fener began with some hope of an upset.

Then Chelsea took the lead they sought, a goal that took them ahead on the away goals rule and allowed them to relax.

It was Michael Ballack who rose at the near post to head home a right-wing free-kick with just three minutes of football played, lifting the pre-match pressure on Avram Grant's side.

Just one goal from the away side would have been enough to put pressure back on Chelsea, who would then require a further two goals to win, but at no point did this game become that exciting.

Joe Cole almost gave Chelsea a two-goal cushion just two minutes after Ballack's opener, when Salomon Kalou broke down the left and crossed low to Cole at the near post, but his prodded shot thumped the post of Volkan Demirel's goal.

Fenerbahce were gifted some luck when Carlo Cudicini injured his right leg when taking a goal-kick, forcing his exit just 26 minutes in. Chelsea were suddenly down to their third-choice goalkeeper, Hilario, and looked a little exposed.

Diego Lugano had a chance to test the new goalie five minutes later, but his free header, following a deep, lofted free-kick, drifted a foot wide of Hilario's left-hand post.

Yet it said a lot when Fener finally forced the Portuguese into a save, 55 minutes after he entered the game.

An initial block from a low, bouncing shot was followed up by a sharp parry off Colin Kazim-Richards' swerving, 20-yard drive, but even that was well within his limits.

Chelsea themselves failed to test Volkan in the visitors' goal, but they were comfortable with a slow, passing game and scored a second only when the Turkish side began pressing for an equaliser.

Michael Essien showed strength and skill on the right wing as he cut into the area and crossed low for Frank Lampard to finish from four yards out.

It came 87 minutes into the match and ended Fener's hopes. They looked toothless for the most part in attack and a second goal killed off their slim hopes of a late upset.

Chelsea were happy to breeze into a semi-final encounter with Liverpool without ever getting out of second gear.

They have two weeks to prepare for the first leg with their English rivals, a game that will surely test them more than Fenerbahce did.

Chelsea

Fenerbahce

Corners

3 1

Fouls

19 19

Goal attempts

15 7

Shots off target

4 6

Offsides

4 1

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