UEFA Champions League 2006-07
FC Porto vs Chelsea FC
Round of 16
1st Leg
Estadio de Dragao
Porto host Chelsea in this first leg of the UEFA Champions league Round of 16 tie. Porto won the competition in 2004 under Chelsea's current manager Jose Mourinho. Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira were also part of that winning Porto side and are now playing for Chelsea.
Lineups:
The home side have gone with a 3-4-3 formation with Adriano, Postiga and Quaresma staring upfront. Gonzalez, Assuncao, Ibson and Anderson forming the midfield while in defence its Marek, Pepe and Pedro Emanuel. Helton is in goal.
Chelsea are playing 4-5-1 with Drogba as the lone striker ahead of Joe Cole and Arjen Robben. Ballack, Essien and Lampard operate in the center of midfield and the defence comprises of captain Terry, Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho and Ashley Cole. Petr Cech is the goalkeeper.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MATCH
6th Minute:
Ricardo Quaresma with a shot early on from a narrow angle but hits the side netting.
11th Minute:
Drogba is fouled just outside the box and Chelsea win a freekick. But Lampard's shot is high and wide.
15th Minute:
Ashley Cole then has a good sight at goal after receiving a pass from Michael Ballack but his shot is also wide. Chelsea lacking the finishing touch at the moment.
20th Minute: GOAL - Didier Drogba (Porto 0-1 Chelsea)
Chelsea take the lead through the in-form Didier Drogba. The Ivory Coast international beats Pepe and Pedro Emanuel to the ball from Lampard's cross and heads it into the Porto goal. One nil Chelsea.
32nd Minute:
Pepe fouls Drogba again and this time is shown the yellow card. Lampard's free kick is much better this time but hits the crossbar and goes out.
42nd Minute:
Lampard does well to go Pepe but his shot doesnt trouble Helton.
Half Time: Drogba's goal is the difference between the two sides at half time.
62nd Minute:
Postiga has a very good attempt at goal but fails to get the curl he was looking for. Cech should have been able to block the shot anyways.
70th Minute: GOAL - Joe Cole (Porto 0-2 Chelsea)
Drogba and Cole combine well for Chelsea's second goal. Drogba finds Cole with a nice pass, who for his part does brilliantly to get past Pedro Emanuel before shooting the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal. The two (Drogba and Cole) then celebrate ahead of the travelling Chelsea fans.
79th Minute:
Luis Gonzalez tries to pull one back from just outside the box but only manages to hit the side netting.
90th Minute+Injury Time: GOAL - Andriy Shevchenko (Porto 0-3 Chelsea)
Shevchenko comes off the bench to score Chelsea's third and wrap up an impressive victory. It was a powerful strike from the former AC Milan striker but Helton should have been able to stop it.
Full Time: The referee ends the game as Chelsea register a famous win here at the Est?dio do Drag?o that pretty much seals their passage to the quarterfinals. But strange things happen in Football in Jose Mourinho must not take the return leg lightly.
Jose Mourinho said:
I feel sad for Porto because they are a good team but we are just too great.
Drogba header
Joe Cole's goal
Shevchenko's goal