Chelsea vs Valencia, 1st Leg
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Final score
Chelsea and Valencia drew 1-1 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Didier Drogba (53'). Goals for Valencia: David Silva (30').
Play by play
- 93'
Valencia take a crucial away goal back to Spain after Silva's wonderful strike. Drogba scored the crucial leveller that gives Chelsea hope for the second leg.
- 93'
FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 1-1 VALENCIA
- 92'
Valencia look to keep hold of the ball and hang on to their 1-1 draw, but Carvalho keeps the pressure on with a bursting run from defence.
- 91'
Whipped ball in from Joe Cole but it's just too close to the keeper.
- 90'
A corner in the last minute for Valencia but it's well cleared by Chelsea. Cech steadies the ship with a fine diving save.
- 89'
A corner in the last minute for Valencia but it's well cleared by Chelsea. Cech steadies the ship with a fine diving save.
- 88'
Shevchenko perhaps should have done better with a half-chance created for him by Drogba. He was slow to react to the knock-down and Canizares steps in to mop up.
- 85'
Still Chelsea come forward, can they find a late winner?
- 84'
Valencia look more than capable of causing Chelsea problems when they step it up a gear but they have sat back all half and lost their attacking threat.
- 83'
Double chance for Chelsea. First Carvalho has a side-footer blocked by a diving challenge, then Shevchenko tries an overhead kick that is deflected behind by Moretti.
- 82'
Angulo has a half-hearted swipe from a tight angle and a long way out and it predictably ends up in the stands.
- 81'
A few blue shirts are starting to get impatient and eager to get a second goal. Terry goes down in the box after he looked be have been held by Miguel but the referee waves play on.
- 78'
Carvalho finds himself in a decent position to get an effort in on goal with a header. He can't quite get over it from the cross and it goes behind for a goal-kick.
- 77'
The Valencia coach comes to the touchline to bark some orders to his beleagured side. They need to raise their game if they want to find another goal. Or maybe they're content in keeping it at 1-1?
- 74'
Cole is met with a huge roar of approval. He's been out for so long and is back in the thick of things tonight.
- 72'
Chelsea ring in the changes with Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips on for Mikel and Kalou.
- 71'
Ayala gets his name taken by the ref for a cynical challenge on Shevchenko.
- 70'
Silva hasn't had the same kind of affect this half and is struggling to get into the game.
- 69'
Rightly so, Chelsea are taking the game to Valencia who look to have settled for a draw. A little bit of timewasting from Canizares and some of the others suggests they're going into their shell.
- 67'
UPDATE: ROMA 2-1 MANCHESTER UNITED - Vucinic
- 66'
Valencia are playing on the counter attack at the moment and are being forced on to the backfoot by a dominant Chelsea side.
- 64'
Lampard has taken over from Ballack as chief provider. He's played some delightful balls over the top bringing the two full-backs into the game.
- 63'
Chelsea still look capable of causing a threat, and Canizares looks ponderous and hesitant in between the posts.
- 61'
Valencia look to wrestle back some possession. They haven't seen much of the ball in the last 15 minutes and have had little to shout about in front of goal.
- 60'
UPDATE: ROMA 1-1 MANCHESTER UNITED - Wayne Rooney
Leaders
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