FULL TIME: CHELSEA 1-1 VALENCIA.

Valencia bring on Montana Jorge Lopez for the last seconds - Villa goes off.

Chelsea launch one last attack, but Carvalho's cross is cleared.

Joe Cole's cross is claimed by Canizares, the best thing the hapless keeper has done since the interval.

Chelsea survive, but Valencia look set to hold on for a deserved draw.

Angulo wins a stoppage-time corner for Valencia.

A great clearing header by Ayala stops the ball dropping to Drogba.

Drogba tries to head the ball down to Shevchenko, but it doesn't come off. The strike duo have failed to gel tonight.

Valencia make a late change - Hugo Viana replacing Joaquin.

Another booking - Diarra this time for bringing Angulo down.

Joaquin gets a cross in, but Diarra heads the ball away.

Canizares flaps at another corner and Valencia are forced to clear Shevchenko's overhead kick off the line.

The free-kick is only half-cleared but Angulo fires his shot over the bar from outside the area.

Diarra concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position.

Lampard storms forward but then plays the ball out of touch rather than to Wright-Phillips - he's been woeful.

Ricardo Carvalho beats John Terry to the ball but only contrives to head it over the bar.

Albiol goes over the advertising hoardings and falls into the crowd after tangling with Wright-Phillips.

Chelsea seem to be raising themselves for a late charge.

Chelsea also bring on Shaun Wright-Phillips for Kalou.

Mourinho brings on Jole Cole for the last 15 minutes following his lengthy injury absence. Mikel goes off.

Ayala is booked for a rash challenge on Shevchenko.

Valencia seem content with 1-1. They're sitting back and trying to stifle Chelsea.

Kalou, who has looked lively, gets to the byline and pulls the ball back, but Valencia are able to clear.

Kalou tries to set up Shevchenko on the edge of the area but the Ukrainian is slow to react and the chance is lost.

Diarra floats a cross straight in to Canizares' midriff. Not what was required.

Another Chelsea corner - another dreadful Lampard delivery.

Diarra gifts possession to the visitors on the halfway line but Silva and del Horno are unable to profit from the mistake.

Lampard delivers another poor corner, he's been below-par tonight.

Lampard fires wide from the edge of the penalty area. but Chelsea have stepped up the pace again.

Vicente is injured and, despite treatment, eventually has to be replaced by Miguel Angel Angulo.

It was route-one football, but what a crucial goal for Chelsea.

CHELSEA 1-1 VALENCIA. A hopeful long ball forward by Ashley Cole finds DROGBA who heads the ball over Canizares who had strayed off his line and, not for the first time tonight, was badly positioned.

Canizares flaps at Lampard's cross, but Chelsea are unable to capitalise on the keeper's error.

Valencia have slowed the game down - they look comfortable at this stage.

Chelsea have a reputation for turning on the style after the break, but Valencia look a class side. It won't be easy.

Kalou misses his shot at the far post after a great run and cross by Lassana Diarra.

Valencia get the second half underway.

HALF TIME: CHELSEA 0-1 VALENCIA.

Drogba is booked on the stroke of half time.

Brilliant control by Drogba, who then spoils all his good work by crashing a shot very high and wide.

Canizares is caught in no man's land from the free-kick, but Ballack heads wide.

David Albelda is booked after arguing with the referee.

Joaquin, who has had a disappointing season for Valencia, is proving to be a handful for the Blues defence down the right.

Kalou is caught offside as Valencia regroup.

Joaquin wins another corner for Valencia.

Valencia look as though they're playing for half-time as Chelsea step up the pressure.

Drogba's doing his best to get Chelsea going again - but the Ivory Coast man's cross is over-hit.

Goalscorer Silva is booked for chopping down Lampard.

Chelsea look rattled, Mourinho will need to have a cunning plan for the second half.

Silva's goal was absolutely brilliant - one of the goals of the season.

Drogba's long-range free-kick is on target but straight at Canizares.

CHELSEA 0-1 VALENCIA. A stunning 30-yard drive by SILVA flies past Cech before nestling in the back of the net. A quality strike.

Valencia's passing is crisp and succint - they look a more than useful outfit.

The Silva chance was by far the clearest opening so far - you do wonder whether Valencia will have any better chances.

Lampard's woeful shot is high, wide and not very handsome.

Lampard's corner is easily gathered by Santiago Canizares.

Cech clutches Asier del Horno's dipping effort.

Joaquin's mishit shot goes straight to David Jimenez Silva who seems to think he's offside as he deflects the ball wide.

The pace of the game finally slows after the frantic opening.

Raul Albiol's attempted shot goes out for a throw-in, but that wasn't in keeping with the quality of the game so far.

Joaquin's promising run ends whe he's outmuscled by Michael Ballack.

Valencia have already shown that they're capable of snatching a potentially crucial away goal.

Villa is played in down the left but, from a tight angle, fires wide of Petr Cech's goal.

Shevchenko dives theatrically looking for a penalty, and when the ball breaks to Salomon Kalou he lashes a shot against the bar.

Good play by Andriy Shevchenko until his attempted one-two with Drogba fails to come off.

Valencia win the first corner of the match - the big guns from the back come up - but Frank Lampard heads the near-post effort away.

Valencia try to take the sting out of the match but Chelsea look up for this game - unlike Saturday's lame effort at Watford.

It's been a very lively start to the game.

Ashley Cole charges down the left flank but a stretching Didier Drogba is unable to latch on to the England man's cross.

David Villa's ambitious long-range drive drifts wide.

It's an all-action start to the game as Valencia storm forward from the first whistle.

We're off. Chelsea in all-blue get the game underway.

The Spanish side are without Fernando Morientes - the former Liverpool man has a dislocated shoulder - while Carlos Marchena and David Navarro are suspended following the fracas at the end of the second game against Inter.

Valencia, fourth in La Liga and conquerors of Internazionale in the last round, will be tough opposition for the Carling Cup winners.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho has opted to start with John Obi Mikel in midfield rather than Claude Makelele while Joe Cole is on the substitute's bench.

Chelsea face Valencia in a Champions League quarter-final first leg encounter at Stamford Bridge.