Chelsea 4-0 Real Betis: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 19 October 2005
Result
Chelsea 4-0 Real Betis
Champions League · Wednesday 19 October 2005, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0
Chelsea 4-0 Real Betis: match report
Chelsea defeated Real Betis 4-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 19 October 2005. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Didier Drogba opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Didier Drogba (24'), Ricardo Carvalho (44'), Joe Cole (59') and H. Crespo (64'). Real Betis did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; Real Betis received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 36th on 4 points from 2 and Real Betis 22nd on 7 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Key events
- 24'Goal · Didier Drogba
- 29'Yellow card · Shaun Wright-Phillips
- 42'Yellow card · David Rivas
- 44'Goal · Ricardo Carvalho
- 45+2'Yellow card · Fernando Varela
- 59'Goal · Joe Cole
- 64'Goal · H. Crespo
- 69'Yellow card · Joaquín
- 81'Yellow card · William Gallas
- 81'Yellow card · Xisco Muñoz
- 88'Yellow card · Rivera
Team news
Chelsea expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Petr Čech, Del Horno, William Gallas, John Terry, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, F. Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Arjen Robben, Hernán Jorge Crespo, Eiður Guðjohnsen
Real Betis line-up
Toni Doblas, David Rivas, Óscar López, Melli, Fernando Varela, Miguel Ángel, Rivera, Ricardo Oliveira, Joaquín, Edu, Juanito