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Chelsea

  • Kalou 39’
  • Drogba 71’

CFR Cluj

  • Kone 54’

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  1. Chelsea stutter through

    Chelsea stutter through

    Chelsea stumbled through to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Chelsea
    • CFR Cluj
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you stick around - there is literally tons of entertaining stuff on this wonderful website.
    • 90+3 FULL-TIME: Poor performance from Chelsea, but they do enough to book their passage - although they needed substitute Drogba to save their blushes.
    • 90+1 ...Gabriel Muresan blasts his effort from the free-kick a few yards over the bar.
    • 90 Deco trips Hugo Alcantara, just outside the Chelsea box...free-kick in a dangerous spot...
    • 88 Cole chips a nice cross to the back post...Boswingwa collects as Chelsea are content to knock the ball about with no real urgency.
    • 86 Chelsea bring Bridge on to replace Mikel for the final few minutes...
    • 84 Ballack picks up the ball 30 yards out...his left foot shot is well-struck, but Claro makes a comfortable diving save.
    • 82 Chelsea knock the ball around with some ease and confidence in front of the Cluj defence...
    • 81 The crowd call for Belletti to shoot as Anelka rolls the ball back to him 35 yards out...he thinks about it...but opts for the simple pass instead.
    • 79 Cluj are still knocking the ball about with some confidence; their heads haven't gone down at all.
    • 78 Mikel is the latest Chelsea player in the book for a late, diving challenge on Dani. Not pretty.
    • 75 Belletti is booked for clipping the ankles of Pereira.
    • 73 CHELSEA SUB: Joe Cole is replaced by Belletti; the Brazilian was a surprise name on the team-sheet after an early return from injury.
    • 71 ...GOAL! Cole feeds Drogba inside the box...a superb touch brings the ball under control before a quick little prod stabs the ball under the keeper! Chelsea have their lead back!
    • 70 Anelka finds Cole in the centre-circle as the home side try to break...
    • 69 Scolari is furious on the Chelsea bench...the fans don't look very happy either...not a great performance from start to finish.
    • 67 Drogba brings another good save out of Claro after he meets Mikel's chipped pass over the top with a firm volley...the offside flag is up anyway.
    • 65 Deco curls a dangerous cross into the box...headed clear by Panin...Chelsea will want to finish with a win...a draw at home to Cluj wouldn't look good.
    • 64 Chelsea make a change...and on comes Drogba...Kalou is the man who makes way.
    • 62 A goal for Roma, Brighi putting the home side in front, means that Chelsea are all-but through...Bordeaux now need two and Cluj need a winner.
    • 60 Bosingwa gets past his first man on the right flank...but Cluj have double-teamed him...good defending at the moment from the visitors, who have been lifted by that equaliser.
    • 59 Cluj are making a change...Emmanuel Kone comes on to replace Dubarbier.
    • 58 Chelsea are safe at this score...as long as Bordeaux don't win in Rome...it's 0-0 over in Italy at the moment.
    • 56 Joe Cole is denied by another fine save as Chelsea look to respond immediately.
    • 55 GOAL! Yssouf Kone pulls away from Alex at the back post and heads home Panin's fine cross!
    • 54 Chelsea attack well on the counter...the ball is shifted out to Cole, who has just one defender to beat...but his touch deserts him on the edge of the box.
    • 52 Culio's fine cross from the right needs an important defensive header by Alex on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • 50 Ray Wilkins, on the Chelsea coaching staff, told ITV at half-time that the message had been to "relax" in the second half...bit early for that - a Cluj goal would change everything.
    • 48 Kalou is lucky to escape a yellow as he pulls back Emmanuel Culio as the forward tried to instigate a quick break.
    • 47 Cole's cross from the right is headed clear by Kone...nice start from the home side, who look more settled now.
    • 46 The second half is underway...Drogba has been warming up during the break, but no sign of an introduction yet.
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Chelsea can relax now they have the opener; they have looked solid at the back, but had been nervous and scrappy in the final third before Kalou's opener.
    • 43 The Chelsea crowd are far more relaxed now their side have got the breakthrough...it was a very tense atmosphere for the first half-hour.
    • 42 The Cluj keeper drops a through ball on the edge of his box as Kalou tries to sneak in...fortunately for Nuno Claro, the ball falls at his feet and he calmly passes to a team-mate.
    • 40 How can the visitors respond after going behind? They looked confident that they could hang on to a stalemate, but with nothing to play for, their spirit could have been broken.
    • 39 GOAL! KALOU GETS THE OPENER! The free-kick is lofted into the box...Kalou somehow finds himself completely unmarked as the ball drops to his feet...and the little forward slams high into the roof of the net from close-range!
    • 38 Eugen Trica is booked for fouling Ballack in midfield.
    • 37 Scolari has a word with Ashley Cole on the touchline as he tries to get a message across to his lacklustre side.
    • 36 Cristian Panin remains down on the edge of the Chelsea box...the home side play on as Cole breaks...but the attack falls apart.
    • 35 Chelsea are really labouring here; very disappointing performance, especially in the final third.
    • 33 Cole cuts in from the left flank...he tries to tease a pass through to Kalou...but there's far too much pace on the ball and the keeper collects.
    • 32 DEFLECTED OVER! Kalou works himself a shooting chance...his right-foot effort from the edge of the box loops up over a defender...but the ball lands on the roof of the net.
    • 30 Chelsea win another corner when Deco's cross from the right is taken off the head of Kalou by Hugo Alcantara.
    • 28 Ambitious effort from Kone from a very tight angle on the right-edge of the box.
    • 27 Ballack works his way a yard of space...but blasts high over the bar from 25 yards.
    • 26 CLOSE! Nice play down the left...the cross finds its way to Cole on the edge of the box...he shimmies away from his marker, but his low shot is wide of the near post!
    • 24 Chelsea aren't looking very sharp at the moment; they are losing a lot of 50-50 challenges.
    • 22 Deco's corner is superbly claimed by Nuno Claro, who is having a fine start to the match in the Cluj goal.
    • 21 Deco whips over another fine cross from the right...he's popping up everywhere...cleared at the near post.
    • 20 Gabriel Muresan flashes a volley from the edge of the box well, well wide...wild effort from the midfielder, very ambitious.
    • 17 Emmanuel Culio dazzles Bosingwa before curling a fine cross into the back post...the header beats Cech...but Mikel superbly clears from a yard out!
    • 15 ...Deco's free-kick is half-cleared...Mikel's low shot from the rebound is blocked on the edge of the box.
    • 14 Ballack is caught by Dani, 30 yards out...good spot for Chelsea...
    • 13 Kalou does well to cut into the box from the right...he holds the ball up before rolling it back to Anelka on the penalty spot...his low shot is blocked.
    • 12 CHANCE! A superb free-kick to the back post is met by Alex...he heads downwards, but the ball bounces up and over the bar.
    • 11 Deco chips in a fine cross from the right after being picked out by a nice pass from Kalou...but the keeper claims well under pressure.
    • 10 Eugen Trica hits a dipping shot high over the bar after latching on to a bouncing loose ball 40 yards from goal.
    • 8 Bosingwa's first-time cross gets to Kalou at the back post, but he can't wriggle enough space to put a dangerous cross back into the box.
    • 7 Cluj break after a poor pass from Deco...Cech rather uncertainly saves Alvaro Pereira's low shot, pushing the ball into a dangerous area...cleared by Cole.
    • 5 Emmanuel Culio does well to get down the right, but Cole blocks his attempted cross and wins his side a goal kick.
    • 3 OOPS! Mikel blasts well, well wide after being found with a short free-kick, 40 yards out.
    • 2 Chelsea make a bright start, but Anlka is just caught offside as he tries to get on the end of Ballack's through-ball...
    • 1 OFF WE GO! The first half is underway...
    • - Scolari has Frank Lampard suspended, so Joe Cole is drafted into midfield after recovering from an ankle injury sustained against Bordeaux.
    • - Nicolas Anelka is preferred in attack to the Ivory Coast striker, who is available after serving a domestic suspension for throwing a coin at Burnley supporters.
    • - Didier Drogba is on the bench for Chelsea, with victory guaranteeing Luiz Felipe Scolari's men a place in the knockout stages.
    • - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of Chelsea's crunch final group match against Cluj...

  • Team Stats

    Chelsea Stats CFR Cluj
    66% Possession 33%
    18 Shots 10
    8 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 3
    5 Corners 2
    14 Fouls 14
    3 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    17 Tackles 33
    583 Accurate passes 235
    72 Bad passes 54

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Chelsea
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
      33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 37 1 2
      3 Ashley Cole 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 47 15 4
      17 José Bosingwa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 1
      26 John Terry 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 39 3 0
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 93 6 3
      20 Anderson Deco 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 85 16 1
      13 Michael Ballack 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 78 18 2
      10 Joe Cole 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 46 1 1
      21 Salomon Kalou 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 24 4 0
      39 Nicolas Anelka 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 37 6 1
      18 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      43 Miroslav Stoch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Didier Drogba 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 12 0 0
      35 Juliano Belletti 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 0 2
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Paulo Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • CFR Cluj
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Nuno Claro Simoes Coimbra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      20 Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 1 2
      6 Gabriel Muresan 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 26 6 5
      33 Alvaro Pereira 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 13 11
      4 Cristian Panin 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 0 4
      15 Hugo Alcantara 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 1 1
      10 Eugen Trica 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 26 8 2
      31 Daniel da Silva Soares 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 31 2 2
      19 Emmanuel Culio 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 6 5
      17 Yssouf Kone 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 18 5 0
      7 Sebastian Dubarbier 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 7 1
      13 Lars Hirschfeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      99 Diego Ruiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Cristian Prette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Ciprian Deac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Sixto Peralta 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 0
      28 Emmanuel Koné 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
      27 André de Souza Galiassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 71 ...GOAL! Cole feeds Drogba inside the box...a superb touch brings the ball under control before a quick little prod stabs the ball under the keeper! Chelsea have their lead back!
    • 55 GOAL! Yssouf Kone pulls away from Alex at the back post and heads home Panin's fine cross!
    • 39 GOAL! KALOU GETS THE OPENER! The free-kick is lofted into the box...Kalou somehow finds himself completely unmarked as the ball drops to his feet...and the little forward slams high into the roof of the net from close-range!
    • 32 DEFLECTED OVER! Kalou works himself a shooting chance...his right-foot effort from the edge of the box loops up over a defender...but the ball lands on the roof of the net.
    • 26 CLOSE! Nice play down the left...the cross finds its way to Cole on the edge of the box...he shimmies away from his marker, but his low shot is wide of the near post!
    • 17 Emmanuel Culio dazzles Bosingwa before curling a fine cross into the back post...the header beats Cech...but Mikel superbly clears from a yard out!
    • 13 Kalou does well to cut into the box from the right...he holds the ball up before rolling it back to Anelka on the penalty spot...his low shot is blocked.
    • 12 CHANCE! A superb free-kick to the back post is met by Alex...he heads downwards, but the ball bounces up and over the bar.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa
    • .. Alex
    • J. Terry
    • A. Cole
    • .. Deco
    • M. Ballack
    • J. Cole Substitution Out (73′)
    • S. Kalou Goal Substitution Out (64′)
    • N. Anelka

    Subs

    • D. Drogba Substitution In64′ Goal
    • C. Cudicini
    • W. Bridge Substitution In86′
    • P. Ferreira
    • J. Belletti Substitution In73′ Yellow Card
    • B. Ivanovic
    • J. Mikel Yellow Card Substitution Out85′
    • M. Stoch

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • F. Lampard

  • CFR Cluj

    Manager: Maurizio Trombetta

    Captain: . Cadu

    Starting line-up

    • S. Nuno Claro
    • C. Panin
    • G. Muresan
    • .. Cadu
    • A. Pereira
    • R. Dani
    • E. Trica Yellow Card
    • E. Culio
    • H. Alcantara
    • S. Dubarbier Substitution Out (59′)
    • Y. Kone Goal

    Subs

    • S. Peralta
    • L. Hirschfeld
    • .. Deac
    • E. Kone Substitution In59′
    • 27. A. Galiassi
    • 99. D. Ruiz
    • C. Prette

    Injured

    • ;. Tony
    • A. Minteuan
    • C. Didi
    • A. De Sousa

    Suspended

    None

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  1. I was at that game

    From nic.newton10, on Fri 31 Jul 7:03PM

  2. yes chelsea

    From Franck, on Sun 7 Jun 3:28PM
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