Posted by Mehdi

22 February 2011

COPENHAGEN 0
CHELSEA 2 (Anelka 17, Anelka 54)

Anelka put paid to near universal hopes for an upset on 17 minutes. Chelsea reject Gronkjaer overhit an un-necessary back pass on the half way line, Anelka ran into the box and fired into the net before Antonsson could make a challenge. Lampard spun onto an Essien pass, dropped a ball over Anelka's shoulder and he pulled clear of his marker before angling a shot into the bottom left corner.

Attendance: 36,713
Assists: n/a, Lampard


LYON 1 (Gomis 83)
REAL MADRID 1 (Benzema 65)

Lyon should have taken the lead on the half hour mark. They launched a rapier counter attack when defending a Real Madrid corner, Real actually did well to get men back in numbers but Casillas dropped Bastos' cross, he quickly scrambled to parry from Gomis as he took aim at an empty net. Terrific save. Real were much improved in the second half. Ronaldo crashed a free kick off the right post and within a minute Ramos headed a corner against the crossbar. Real Madrid should have been awarded a penalty when Gourcuff used an arm to charge down a Ronaldo free kick. Benzema scored within 20 seconds of replacing Adebayor. Di Maria and Benzema caught Toulalan dithering on the ball, Di Maria passed to Ronaldo, he played square to Benzema and he dribbled wide of his former team-mates before nutmegging Lloris. Nothing happened until the equaliser. Gourcuff smacked a free kick into Ronaldo, Cris got above Xabi Alonso to flick on the deflected cross and Gomis tapped wide of Casillas amid appeals for offside, he wasn't.

Attendance: 40,299

Assists: Ronaldo, Cris