VfB Stuttgart vs Chelsea, 1st Leg

Goal came against the run of play and was harsh on the home side. Cudicini made some great saves to keep Chelsea in it in the first half but the second half belonged to the English team and the result was probably a fair one

Great performance from Chelsea in terms of weathering the early storm and then growing into the game. Didn't actually have a shot on target all game but their resolute defending, particularly in the face of the excellent Aleksander Hleb and Philip Lahm down the left, saw them beat a very good side

Final whistle sounds and the game finishes 1-0 in Chelsea's favour

Now it's time for Hasselbaink and Bridge on the left to play keep ball

Cole and Lampard look to kill the clock down by the right hand corner flag but loose possession in the process and Stuttgart can attack

Two minutes of time to be added

Lahm dances down the left wing, flying over Chelsea's tackles. turns full circle in the box and sends the ball across the goal but to no end. great run

Crespo makes way for Joe Cole

Tiffert swings the free kick in to the far post and the ball ends up pinging around the box for a while. Before Chelsea clear

Hleb yet again striving to get round Johnson. Does so but the defender grabs some of his shirt and is booked

Bridge again makes up acres of ground down the left and looks for Duff but the pair can't retain possession.

Stuttgart being reduced to shots from distance. This time it's Lahm's turn and though the effort has power it is well off target

Free kick 10 yards out of the box on by the left corner of the area. Tiffert shoots with a swerving effort aimed at the near bootom corner of Cudicini's goal. Keeper gets down very well to collect

Stuttgart looking to up the tempo to chase the game

Kuranyi tries his luck from distance. On target but Cudicini is well positioned and simply palms it away

Haselbaink tackled in the box and Stuttgart break into space. Poor passing lets them down and so Chelsea counter

Bridge overlaps Duff to receive the ball, then Duff overlaps Bridge as Chelsea make ground. Duff is tackled driving along the by-line towards goal. Claims he is fouled but it is a clean tackle

Hasselbaink lines up to shoot. Makelele lays it short and Cacau is there to put off Hasselbaink. Shot straight into the wall

Ball going from end to end. Long ball forward for Stuttgart sees Cudicini race out of his area to head to touch. Brave from the Italian

Ball over the top for Hasselbaink to chase. Hildebrand gets out of his goal quickly to get there first. Hasselbaink throws himself over the keepers body but no one is fooled - least of all the ref

Stuttgart come forwar in numbers after a Chelsea attack breaks down. Cacau tries a ball long to the back post and it is the wrong option. Bridge easily cuts it out

Lahm down the right chips in a short cross. Terry misjudges it and Cacau is waitng to head for goal. Luckily for Chelsea Bridge is in the way of the balls path

Hasselbaink comes on to replace Gudjohnsen

Hleb releases Cacau down the right and a race is on between him and Johnson. Johnson does enough to get back and halt his run at the expense of a throw in

Duff tries to use his fresh legs to get the better of Hinkel. The German, however, reads his turns and dispossesses the Irishman