Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 9 December 2008
Result
Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj
Champions League · Tuesday 9 December 2008, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj: match report
Chelsea defeated CFR Cluj 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 9 December 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
S. Kalou opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Chelsea's goals came from S. Kalou (40') and Didier Drogba (71'). CFR Cluj scored through Yssouf Kone (55').
Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 26th on 8 points from 5 and CFR Cluj 43rd on 4 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and CFR Cluj in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 0 for CFR Cluj.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-L-W-D-W and CFR Cluj's L-L-L-D-W.
Key events
- 39'Yellow card · E. Trică
- 40'Goal · S. Kalou
- 55'Goal · Yssouf Kone
- 71'Goal · Didier Drogba
- 76'Yellow card · Belletti
- 81'Yellow card · John Mikel Obi
- 90+1'Yellow card · Emmanuel Culio
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (4-1-4-1)
Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, José Bosingwa, John Terry, Alex, John Mikel Obi, Michael Ballack, Deco, Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou, Nicolas Anelka, Joe Cole
CFR Cluj line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nuno Claro, Cristian Panin, Sebastián Dubarbier, Hugo Alcântara, Cadu, Álvaro Pereira, Gabriel Muresan, Dani Soares, Yssouf Kone, Eugen Trică, Emmanuel Culio