Didier Drogba given chance to slay Chelsea after Blues draw with Galatasaray

Didier Drogba will have a chance to knock Chelsea out of Europe

 

Didier Drogba will return to Stamford Bridge with an opportunity to break his former manager’s heart after Chelsea blew the chance to put one foot in the quarter-finals.

Jose Mourinho’s men were cruising against Drogba’s Galatasaray but, with only a Fernando Torres goal to show for their first-half dominance, were punished by an Aurelien Chedjou equaliser.
Willian almost chipped Chelsea into an early lead ahead before the Blues went ahead in the ninth minute through a move which began when former Arsenal man Emmanuel Eboue was caught in possession.

Andre Schurrle eventually slipped in Cesar Azpilicueta before the full-back pulled back to Torres, who slotted in from six yards.
It took Chelsea until the start of the second half, though, to create their next clear-cut opening, with Gala keeper Fernando Muslera denying Torres from a tight angle.

Fernando Torres had put Chelsea ahead

Roberto Mancini’s side – helped by the introductions of Semi Kaya and Yekta Kurtulus – slowly gained a foothold in the game, with Selcuk Inan hitting a post from three yards out after latching on to a Drogba knock-down.


And in the 64th minute, Gala got their just rewards, with a combination of poor positioning from keeper Petr Cech and slack marking by John Terry allowing Chedjou to ghost into the six-yard box and tap home.

Cech batted away a goalbound Alex Telles piledriver in the closing stages as the game finished all square to set up an intriguing second leg.