Sparta Prague vs Chelsea

Hardly football befitting the cash being splashed out by Mr Abramovich but three points nonetheless. Gallas wanted his Champions League football - and now he's Chelsea's top scorer in Europe.

And that's it. A roar from the travelling Blues fans as Fleischer blows for fulltime. 1-0 Chelsea, the final score

Into injury time and Chelsea look pretty comfortable. Veron puts his foot on it and Sparta are being forced deep. Kovac launches one from the back but Desailly is there again

Lampard picks up the loose ball as Gallas heads down the big thump upfield. Sionko takes aim from 40 yards - no chance with that though

The French veteran bustles across to deny Jezek a run at the box

Desailly hobbles back on to make up the numbers

Hubschman launches one high but Cudicini is out to gather under no particular pressure

Winger Jezek on for defender Labant as Sparta go for broke. Desailly limps off to receive treatment meanwhile. Chelsea down to ten for now

Unlikely goalscorer but at last some reward from an improved second half showing from the Blues... Poborsky has a blast from range but well off target

It's back out to Duff though. Gallas is still upfield to lash home the Irishman's cross. 1-0 Chelsea!

Geremi drives into the box from the right. Corner off Poborsky. Duff takes from the right but Johnson is closed down as he tries to strike the loose ball...

Jun takes on Desailly. First trying to flick the ball beyind the Frenchman, but taking it wide instead. The striker then shifts it to his right foot to blast at goal, but ambitiously from that angle as Cudicini watches the ball rise high and wide

Poborsky shows his determination, closing down Geremi wide out

Not for long though as Makelele feeds the Dutchman down the inside left. He pulls the trigger only for Johana's well-timed blocked to send the ball spinning away for a corner. Veron takes but Gluscevic heads away

Labant - restored to health - crashes in on Veron. Central freekick 30 yards out. An over-elaborate build-up ends with Hasselbaink driving against the wall and Sparta clear

Gallas heads weakly under pressure. Sionko arrives to strike at goal but swipes at it badly and the ball rolls wide

Hasselbaink offside after a neat exchange between Lampard and Veron. A typically wild gesture of disapproval from Jimmy

Gluscevic flicks on into the box but no-one in support as Cudicini comes out to gather

Labant is down with a hamstring problem after a challenge with Johnson wide out.

The Argentina striker hadn't looked too sharp - an overdue move from Ranieri. Hasselbaink immediately shows his strength in holding the ball up for Geremi to cross. Veron's in the middle but pokes a hopeful toe at it and the ball flies high over the bar

On comes Hasselbaink, replacing the largely disappointing Crespo

Nemec forward for the Czechs. Sionko's at the far post but the cross is too strong.

Geremi receives it to the right of the box, but not much movement around him. He goes for the top corner but no power behind it

Lampard looks for Johnson's run into the box but Johana is across. Makelele wins it back to poke the ball through for Crespo - but again keeper Blazek is out swiftly to scoop it up.

Johnson concedes a throw to Zboncak, wide on the Sparta left. Bridge can clear from Labant's cross. Another Blues break as Veron again finds Crespo, who gets forced wide by the last defender - wide enough to make him slice wide of goal