Cech left stunned as Blues held on miserable evening.BORDEAUX 1 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech admitted his team's draw with Bordeaux in the Champions League felt like a defeat. The Blues went ahead through Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France)[1] is a French footballer who plays in the forward position. After winning the 1998-99 PFA Young Player of the Year award and making his name at Arsenal, he has changed clubs several times. in the 60th minute, but the hosts levelled with eight minutes to go through Alou Diarra Alou Diarra (born July 15, 1981 in Villepinte) is a French footballer of Malian descent. He currently plays for FC Girondins de Bordeaux as a defensive midfielder. Early years Diarra started out at CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, before moving to Bayern Munich in 2000. before Frank Lampard  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. was sent off.
It means Chelsea were leapfrogged by Roma in Group A and must beat Cluj at Stamford Bridge to ensure they will reach the knockout stage. Chelsea were poor in France and the goal by Anelka came from their first shot on target. It was no more than Bordeaux deserved when they levelled through Diarra, who rose unmarked at a corner to head home. The Blues then had Lampard sent off for a second yellow card to complete their miserable evening. Cech admitted the result was a bad one for the Blues, saying: "When we concede a goal from a corner with a few minutes to go it is disappointing. "The moment we scored the goal I thought the game was over." |
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