Yet another emphatic show has been displayed by Chelsea when they entertained Spartak Moscow of Russia at Stamford Bridge on the 3rd of November. The Blues won 4-1 and scored a ticket to the Round of 16 of this season's Champions League campaign, which means that Carlo Ancelotti's men are one step closer to the club's first Champions League title. This year is very special for London clubs Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur, since the final will be held at Wembley, just a drive away from Stamford Bridge, Emirates, or White Hart Lane.
A deadlocked first half which ended goal-less didn't burn out Chelsea's determination to win...after just three minutes of the second half Nicholas Anelka managed to cause every Chelsea fan in the stadium to cheer with a goal, a result of a nice assist from Salomon Kalou.
A few minutes later acting captain Didier Drogba was brought down in the box by Evgeni Makeev in the 61st minute. Drogba himself took the penalty and extends Chelsea's lead to 2-0.
Four minutes later Branislav Ivanovic scored his second goal in two matches after receiving a header from Drogba's free kick. 3-0 and the ticket is now secured.
Bazhenov scored one back for Spartak, but Ivanovic's brilliant performance made him score his second of the night in injury time, thus confirming Chelsea's ticket to the round of 16 as the top of Group F, no matter the results in the next two matches.
Along with Chelsea, the teams qualifying for the round of 16 are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Bayern destroyed CFR Cluj at Romania 4-0, while Madrid played a 2-2 draw in San Siro against AC Milan, but Ajax's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Auxerre means that the ticket are securely in Madrid's grasps.
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