Chelsea vs Olympiacos, 2nd Leg Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Chelsea 3-0
Chelsea beat Olympiacos 3-0 in 2nd Leg Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Michael Ballack (5'), Frank Lampard (25') and Salomon Kalou (48').
Play by play
- 91'
The Blues are through to the quarter-finals and they can expect a much tougher match in that round... come to think of it they will have a much tougher match against Barnsley in the FA Cup this weekend.
- 91'
Well what can you say? The only way it could have been easier for Chelsea is if they didn't play the match at all.
- 91'
The final whistle goes and we can only thank God for small mercies.
- 90'
Roma have scored again against Real Madrid to make it 2-1 on the night, 4-3 on aggregate.
- 89'
Drogba shrugs off the attentions of Pantos, who literally clings onto his shirt and gives away a freekick on the left of the box.
- 88'
Olympiakos have another freekick. Belluschi and Sisic stand over the ball, the latter takes it but his effort dips too late and goes over Cudicini's crossbar.
- 87'
News from elsewhere. Porto have scored to make it 1-1 on aggregate with Schalke... extra-time looms.
- 86'
Olympiakos have decided to play some football in the last 15 minutes - if only they had decide to attack from the start it might have been a different game.
- 85'
Ballack to Drogba, who cuts in from the left and fires a very speculative shot high, wide and not so handsom.
- 83'
Belluschi will take the freekick himself. He beats the wall and Cudicini palms the ball out into a penalty box melee... Antzas has his header saved by Cudicini.
- 82'
Belluschi collects the rebound himself and is taken out with a fore-arm smash by John Terry. The defender is booked.
- 81'
Belluschi smashes a shot on the turn that beats Cudicini ans smacks against the crossbar.
- 80'
SWP races down the flank as he chases a 50/50 ball. Olympiakos keeper Nikopolidis gets there first to snuff out the danger.
- 79'
SWP gets straight into the action and fouls Leonardo on the wing.
- 78'
Joe Cole is taken off after a good game and is replaced by Shaun Wright-Phillips, or SWP as he will hence be known.
- 77'
Carvalho gallops forward, lunges for the ball and studs Anzas in the back. It was an accident but that must have really hurt.
- 76'
Chelsea make another change. Lampard goes off and on comes Essien.
- 75'
In the last few minutes both Roma and Real Madrid have scored. It is 1-1 on the night, 3-2 to Roma on aggregate.
- 74'
Drogba blasts a freekick straight at Nikopolidis who does well to collect the ball just before it bounces in front of him.
- 71'
Chelsea make a change. Kalou goes off and on comes Malouda.
- 70'
Lampard takes a tumble in the box. The ref blows his whistle, but not for a penalty; to book Lampard for diving.
- 69'
J Cole controls the ball well and fires off a shot that Nikopolidis punches clear. Makelee gets on the loose ball, dribbles past two players and forces another save from the goalkeeper.
- 68'
...Cudicini comes off his line to pluck the ball out of the air. He sets J Cole off on the counter-attack.
- 67'
Zewlakow forces Ferreria to concede another corner...
- 66'
Patsatzoglou has covered 8950 metres... at least Olympiakos have won something.
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