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Full-Time: VALENCIA 1-2 CHELSEA, the Blues are through to the semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate.
It's all over for Valencia now, Chelsea have pulled off a superb victory.
Chelsea bring off Shevchenko and Lampard and Salomon Kalou and Claude Makelele take over.
VALENCIA 1-2 CHELSEA, Joe Cole turns away from his marker in midfield and feeds Shevchenko, who in turn finds ESSIEN, who drives a low shot past Canizares at his near post.
Carvalho coolly heads back to Cech to break up a rare Valencia attack.
Extra-time is just around the corner, four minutes of normal time to go.
Lampard's free-kick is headed down towards the corner by Ballack and Canizares makes another incredible stop, pushing the ball up and over the crossbar.
Valencia have lost their way in the second half, but the tie is still evenly poised.
Joaquin's far-post cross falls to Angulo, but his effort is wide of the goal from 12 yards out.
The home fans are getting nervous, there's a strange hush around much of the Mestalla.
Del Horno panics and passes the ball out for a corner to Chelsea.
Chelsea have taken a hold of the game, a goal now would surely be decisive for the Blues.
Valencia send on Hugo Viana for the stricken Albiol.
Albiol stays down after a clash with Lampard in midfield.
Drogba's flick falls to Joe Cole, but he shoots high and wide from the edge of the area.
The ball breaks to Drogba 20 yards out, but his effort is too weak and Canizares is down to gather safely.
Morientes is replaced by Miguel Angel Angulo.
It's all Chelsea at the moment and the home side will make a change.
Emiliano Moretti goes into the book for dragging down Drogba.
Carvalho wastes a crossing chance as Canizares collects with ease.
Ayala is booked for an elbow on Drogba, he could have been sent off for that.
Shevchenko belts a shot wide of the far post from 25 yards out, his confidence is rising.
Canizares collects a poor cross from Ashley Cole from the left touchline.
Drogba goes off for treatment and limps back on.
This scoreline would mean extra-time, it's all to play for now.
VALENCIA 1-1 CHELSEA, Drogba is crowded out in the area following Essien's cross, but SHEVCHENKO is on hand to drive the ball home from close range.
Roberto Ayala brings down Drogba, David Albelda is booked for arguing.
Miguel gets in a dangerous ball from the right, but it drifts harmlessly across the area.
Lampard brings down Raul Albiol, but escapes without a caution.
Joe Cole has gone out on the left flank, maybe he can bring a bit more flair to Chelsea.
Joe Cole has replaced Diarra and Essien is back at right-back.
Chelsea get the second half underway.
Half-Time: VALENCIA 1-0 CHELSEA.
Ballack attempts a snap-shot after Canizares wanders off his line, it's well off-target.
Two minutes of added time to play.
Del Horno crashes into Shevchenko and earns himself a caution.
Mourinho has Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips on the bench, a half-time change seems highly likely.
Drogba meets Ashley Cole's ball in from the left with a perfect header, but Canizares makes an amazing save high to his left.
Drogba wins a corner on the left, he needs more support from Shevchenko and co.
Joaquin is starting to look dangerous on the Valencia right.
Lampard tries his luck from 35 yards after a fine run by Carvalho, the shot drifts high and wide.
Morientes almost adds a second as Villa's ball from the left reaches the far post, Chelsea are on the rack now.
VALENCIA 1-0 CHELSEA, Joaquin drifts in a cross from the right and the unmarked MORIENTES makes no mistake with his left foot this time.
Valencia launch a quick counter and Morientes thunders a left-footer against an upright from the edge of the area, with Petr Cech stranded.
Chelsea are trying to hit Drogba with long balls forward, they desperately need some width to open up the home defence.
It's tight, it's technical, it's the magic of the Champions League, or it's just plain old boring.
Ballack was booked in a flare-up that followed that corner.
Michael Ballack's header is straight at Santiago Canizares, meanwhile United have made it 3-0.
Cheslea haven't found their rhythm yet, Man Utd are already 2-0 up at Old Trafford against AS Roma.
Ricardo Carvalho meets Frank Lampard's corner but directs his effort wide of the far post.
Still no goalmouth action to report, remember Chelsea have to score to have any chance of going through.
Drogba gets a whack in the face and the referee eventually stops play to allow some treatment.
Drogba wins Chelsea's first corner of the game right over on the right flank.
Mourinho is already off the bench and barking out instructions.
Lassana Diarra gives away possession and Villa wins the first corner of the game. The Blues get the flag-kick away from danger.
No fireworks as yet, just a bit of midfield jousting.
Villa is down injured after a tackle from Mikel and looks to be in a lot of pain.
Essien crashes into Morientes and gets an early yellow card, he'll miss the next game if Chelsea progress.
Drogba wins an early free-kick following a tackle by former Blue Asier del Horno.
Valencia get the game underway.
Los Che have Fernando Morientes back to partner David Villa in attack.
Michael Essien returns in midfield for Jose Mourinho's side, with John Obi Mikel also starting.
The first leg at Stamford Bridge ended 1-1, with Didier Drogba rescuing a draw for the Blues.
Chelsea travel to Spain needing a win or a high-scoring draw to reach the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Valencia.
Michael Essien fired in a dramatic last-minute clincher as Chelsea won 2-1 at Valencia to seal a 3-2 Champions League quarter-final aggregate triumph. Essien had returned to Jose Mourinho's side after injury, with John Obi Mikel also starting in midfield, while the home side welcomed back Fernando Morientes to partner David Villa in attack. The opening minutes saw little action in either penalty area, however, with half an hour played the home side woke up and following a quick counter Morientes thundered a left-foot strike against an upright from the edge of the area with Petr Cech stranded. Two minutes later Morientes made no mistake, firing home left-footed from six yards after Joaquin's ball in from the right had been allowed to drift over towards the far post. It was almost 2-0 two minutes further on as Villa's ball from the left reached the far post and Ashley Cole made a superb block from Morientes' shot. Five minutes before the break Didier Drogba almost snatched an equaliser, meeting Cole's cross from the left with a perfect header, but Santiago Canizares made an amazing save high to his left to preserve his side's lead. Mourinho brought on Joe Cole at the interval to shake things up and seven minutes later the tie was level at 2-2. Drogba was crowded out in the area following Essien's cross from the right, but Andriy Shevchenko was on hand to drive the ball home from close range. That setback seemed to totally unsettle Valencia and the visitors began to run the show, with Drogba drawing a save from Canizares midway through the half with a low 20-yard effort. Substitute Miguel Angel Angulo threatened 11 minutes from time, before Canizares produced his second stunning save of the game with six minutes left, pushing the ball up and over the crossbar after Michael Ballack had headed Frank Lampard's free-kick down towards the far corner of the net. That looked like being enough to send the tie into extra-time, but, in stoppage time, Joe Cole turned away from his marker in midfield and fed Shevchenko, who in turn found Essien, who advanced and drove a low shot past Canizares at his near post to snatch a dramatic victory.
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