Full-Time: SCHALKE 0-0 CHELSEA.

The final minute brings another flashpoint, Bridge and Gerald Asamoah are at it this time.

Chelsea escape again, Lovenkrands is clean through on the left and blasts his shot against the foot of the far post with Cudicini well beaten.

It's all getting a bit tetchy out there now, as Drogba and Mladen Krstajic get out their handbags.

Rakitic exacts revenge on Essien and also goes into the book.

Westermann makes a storming break from the back and is eventually hacked down by Essien.

Essien races forward from right-back and finds Wright-Phillips, whose cross is blocked away for a throw-in.

Alex heads away from Larsen, after more good work down the right by Rafinha.

That's Malouda's lot, as Wright-Phillips takes his place.

Essien plays in Cole down the right, but his cross is just too far in front of Malouda.

Drogba drives forward, but his low shot is far too close to Neuer.

Essien covers the run of Rakitic, who has looked a fine prospect in midfield, always probing and looking to move forward.

What a let-off for Chelsea, they have certainly enjoyed some fortune tonight.

Lovenkrands gets a ball in from the left, Rafinha's cheeky lob back in hits the crossbar and the follow-up header from Lovenkrands is cleared away from near the line.

Twenty minutes to go and Chelsea will be more than happy to pick up a point after such a low-key display.

Chelsea are again happy to play keep-ball at the back, before springing forward and losing possession.

Wayne Bridge gets his cross in from the left, Drogba dummies but Cole fails to read the move at the far post.

Belletti trots off and Mikel takes over, Essien will go to right-back.

Grant is prowling the technical area, he looks far from happy.

Amazingly Rosenborg are 2-0 up in Valencia in the other game in Group B.

Peter Lovenkrands comes on for the stricken Ozil.

Ozil brings play to a halt as he limps off with a foot problem.

Cudicini makes a smart, low save at his near post as Rakitic tries to catch him out following a corner.

Chelsea seem to have weathered the storm a little, but are still far from convincing.

Rafinha's superb cross from the right is heading for Larsen at the far post, but Essien makes an excellent clearing header.

Grant is now rightly concerned about his side's performance.

Florent Malouda's corner is punched clear by Neuer and Schalke spring forward, with Ozil driving a shot straight at Cudicini from just inside the area.

The Blues really need to get a grip in midfield, Lampard and Essien have been strangely muted so far.

Chelsea start slowly again and are back under pressure.

Cech has been forced off and Carlo Cudicini has taken over in goals.

Schalke start the second half.

Half-Time: SCHALKE 0-0 CHELSEA.

Frank Lampard finds space 30 yards out, but drags his left-foot shot well wide of target.

Drogba has taken a knock, but looks well enough to carry on.

Cole's lunging pass plays in Drogba on the left, but Neuer stands up strong to block the shot at his near post.

Belletti gets in a good cross from the right, but the Schalke defence are back in numbers to clear.

Drogba's weak free-kick hits the wall and is cleared away.

Zlatan Bajramovic crashes into Michael Essien 25 yards out, a good position for Chelsea.

Chelsea knock the ball around to try and regain some composure, they've created nothing since Drogba's early chance.

Drogba is back to help out his overworked back four, it's all Schalke at the moment as Jermaine Jones fires wide from 35 yards.

After a short stoppage, Rakitic's effort is deflected over for a corner.

Rakitic wins a free-kick 30 yards out, with Cech having called for a painkiller to allow him to continue.

Cech is clearly carrying an injury and may have to go off.

Cech flaps at a corner and is rescued as Belletti blocks Westermann's close-range effort right on the goal-line.

Chelsea have been pegged back in the last few minutes and are lucky not to be behind.

An unmarked Bordon heads narrowly over from the resulting corner, he should have buried that from six yards.

Westermann rampages through from left-back and Cech pushes away his stinging drive from long-range.

Warning signs for Chelsea, who seem to be a bit sluggish at the moment.

This time Cech does better to push away a bouncing effort from Heiko Westermann and from the corner Larsen shoots into the sidenetting.

Mesut Ozil's weak shot brings a comfortable save from Cech.

It's hardly been inspiring stuff so far, so much for the quality of the Champions League.

Soren Larsen threatens to cause problems in the Chelsea area, but he's crowded out and Petr Cech gathers the loose ball.

Grant looks a bit pensive on the Chelsea bench, his team have won their last seven games, he should be happy.

Neuer comfortably deals with a Juliano Belletti cross from the right.

Alex has given away a couple of free-kicks in dangerous territory just outside the Blues box.

Marcelo Bordon drills a 25-yard free-kick well wide from a dangerous position in the centre of the pitch.

The first clear opening of the game and Drogba should have scored.

Cole plays in Didier Drogba, but his left-foot shot from 15 yards is superbly turned away by Schalke keeper Manuel Neuer.

A slow start to the game by Chelsea, Schalke have had more of the play so far.

Ivan Rakitic drifts a 25-yard free-kick high over the crossbar.

The home side are shorn of the services of star striker Kevin Kuranyi.

Chelsea are wearing their bright yellow away shirts, with Schalke in blue.

The Blues get the game underway.

Avram Grant makes two changes from the team that won 2-0 at Wigan, bringing back Joe Cole and Claude Makelele for Shaun Wright-Phillips and John Obi Mikel.

Chelsea take on Schalke in Gelsenkirchen knowing that a victory will seal a place in the Champions League knockout stages.