Chelsea has not come in the first knockout round first leg of the Champions League at Galatasaray on a draw out. After a good first half, the English had nearly lost yet – as three other teams from the Premier League.

England’s soccer suffers. Three of the four Premier League teams in the knockout stages of the Champions League are almost eliminated after the first leg. Manchester City (against Barcelona), Arsenal (against Bayern) and most recently Manchester United (from Piraeus) each lost 0:2. Your chances of reaching the quarter-finals are only theoretical.

The hopes of the English fans are therefore at Chelsea, who in the second round to do it with the Turkish champions Galatasaray. But the team of coach Jose Mourinho has to worry about a place in the next round. The London came in the first leg in Istanbul to a 1-1 draw. Fernando Torres Chelsea had taken the lead (9 minutes), Aurelien Chedjou (65) met to compensate for the Turks, who even had chances to win at the end.

The focus of the game the reunion of Didier Drogba stood with his former club. In eight years the attacker from the Ivory Coast were managed 100 goals for Chelsea, such as to make the score 1-1 in the Champions League final in 2012 against Bayern Munich in the arena. In the penalty shoot Drogba scored the decisive ball later Since this season is the attacker at Galatasaray under contract.

That Drogba still depends on Chelsea, was to visit before kick-off, as the players shook hands: Drogba hugged each of the players in the blue jerseys. Among them was André Schurrle, the surprising from the start was used, and up to his coach in the 66th Minutes showed a decent game. The German national team has made an important contribution to the early lead of the guests. With a ball through he sat César Azpilicueta in scene. Meanwhile cross from the left Torres recovered without problems.

Champions League Galatasaray 1 Chelsea 1:Torres fails Chedjou meets

Galatasaray came against Chelsea disciplined coverage in the first half, hardly to train . This was also the fact that Wesley Sneijder lay a disappointing performance . Until the 17th Minute needed the host to dangerous to enter for the first time , bringing the lead of Chelsea FC . Drogba brought in the ball from the left, Izet Hajrovic curled edge of the box tight. Just before the break , the ball landed but then in the Chelsea goal. But the game had been interrupted from a tight angle before the goal from Burak Yilmaz . The reason : A second ball was flown on the lawn ( 42 ) .

After the break, took Galatasaray game to ride. Roberto Mancini had obviously found in the break, the right words. But seriously challenged the team of Istanbul did not bring the leaders of the Premier League first . Instead, Torres had almost succeeded in his second goal . The Spaniard failed for a few meters at the goalkeeper Fernando Muslera excellent responsive ( 52 ) .

After an hour, Galatasaray took over then actually take control of the game. Drogba put the ball head transverse, Selcuk Inan scored from only one meter and an acute angle to the outside of the post (63). Shortly afterwards it was 1-1. A corner of the improved in the second half Chedjou Sneijder scored from close range.

And the host even after playing to win. Alex Telles forced Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech in the 75th Minute with a shot from 20 yards into a fine save. In the final stage, both teams placed their new offensive. At Galatasaray Drogba went out of the game, Chelsea brought Samuel Eto’o for Torres. Goals were no more.
Ugly scenes there were in the environment of the game. On the eve of two fans were injured from England in Istanbul’s downtown – apparently by knife attacks.

Galatasaray 1 Chelsea 1 Match Stats

Galatasaray – FC Chelsea 1:1 (0:1)
0:1 Torres (9.)
1:1 Chedjou (65.)

Galatasaray: Muslera – Eboue, Chedjou, Hakan Balta (46. Kaya), Telles – Melo, Selcuk Inan – Hajrovic (31. Kurtulus), Sneijder – Burak Yilmaz, Drogba (80. Bulut)

Chelsea: Cech – Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta – Ramires – Lampard – Schürrle (66. Mikel), Willian, Hazard (90.+1 Oscar) – Torres (68. Eto’o)

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spanien)

Attendance:49.194

Yellow Cards:Selcuk Inan – Terry, Schürrle, Ramires (2), Cech

Galatasaray 1 Chelsea 1 Match Video

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