Juventus 2 - 2 Chelsea

Its a huge night as Chelsea take a slender 1-0 lead to the Stadio Olympico to face the return leg against Juve. The big news is that both Ess and Anelka start in place of Kalou and Malouda. So not much in the way of width but a front 2 of Drogba and Anelka with a middle 3 of Balack, Ess and Lamps in front of the Jedi looks pretty imposing -lets see. Trezeguet and Del Piero start up front for Juve.

Juve have started brightly winning 2 corners in the opening 6mins but Nedved has been stretchered off twice already and is finally replaced after 13mins. With 15mins gone Anelka is put through by the Drog and is wrongly flagged offside - he shoots wide anyway though however 3mins later the Blues are behind. A fabulous through ball from Trezuget releases Iaquinta who pulls Cech wide and dills the ball home. Ballack, who's started really poorly, looses the ball in midfield 2mins later and Del Piero hits a drive from 30yrds that is tipped over by Cech. Its all Juve now but slowly Chelsea are getting a liitle more possession and look to have weathered the storm. Inside the last 2mins of the half, its a free kick on the edge of the Juve box and Drogba cracks a ball that Buffon seems to scoop out from behind the line but the goal is amazingly not given. Justice is done a minute later though as Lamps strikes a ferocious drive against the bar and Essien is on hand to tap home. The half ends 1-1 but we have the vital away goal.

No changes in personnel at half time but there's a change in approach as the Blues start with some good crisp passing. With 53mins on the clock, its a free kick from an almost identical position but this time its straight at Buffon. Belletti is waiting to come on but while play continues Cech makes an incredible reaction save from a header from Trezeguet. Finally, Belletti replaces Essien as Juve press higher up the park and start to threaten again. Chiellini lunges in on Drogba and gets sent off as a result and then immediately after that Del Piero gets a free kick on the edge of the box which hits Belletti on the arm, Penalty to Juve that is calmly slotted away by Del Piero. Its now 2-1 to the 10 men of Juve on the night and 2-2 on aggregate but the Blues have the away goal. Calm heads needed now with 15mins to go. Chelsea are hoofing balls to Anelka but he can't hold the ball up - they need to go to the Drog. It must be over now though. Ballack feeds Bozzy down the right on 82mins and his cross is slotted home by the Drog. Juve now need to score twice in 8mins with only 10 men on the park. With 2mins of normal time remaining, Guss introduces Rickey for Alex as the clock runs down but its of little consequence as the Blues comfortably see out the final few minutes.

So we're into the last 8 and who wants money on us being paired with the Scousers again ?

Come on U Blues !!