Bordeaux 1 Chelsea 1

Lampard Off As Blues Held (Sky Sports)

Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Bordeaux which means their qualification into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League is still in the balance.

In a tight encounter, the Premier League leaders went ahead in the 60th minute via Nicolas Anelka after he was played through by Frank Lampard and he coolly slotted home.

But Bordeaux equalised in the 83rd minute when Alou Diarra was able to head home a corner unmarked.

Chelsea's night then got worse when Lampard was sent off for a second bookable offence soon afterwards.

The result - and Roma's win - means Chelsea dropped to second in Group A and must beat CFR Cluj-Napoca in their last tie on 9th December to guarantee their progression.

It was an extremely poor performance from Luiz Felipe Scolari's side who had goalkeeper Petr Cech to thank for keeping them in the game in the first half.

Bordeaux, flattened 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, appeared determined to avenge the mauling and Fernando Menegazzo brought a super save from Cech as early as the fifth minute.

The Czech Republic keeper had to be a full stretch to turn the Bordeaux midfielder's long-range drive around the post.

Three minutes later Cech had to rush out to the edge of his area to take the ball off the feet of the advancing Yoan Gouffran as Bordeaux set about their task with enthusiasm.

Chelsea's European form away from home had seen them draw with Cluj and lose to Roma and in the 18th minute Chelsea had Cech to thank again.

This time Matthieu Chalme got the better of Florent Malouda and unleashed an angled drive which the Chelsea keeper had to punch away.

Isolated figure

Chelsea lacked a cutting edge and Anelka was often an isolated figure in attack with Joe Cole and Malouda somewhat ineffective as wingers.

Michael Ballack, starting his first game since surgery on both feet, looked well below the required fitness level in midfield and the Blues were desperately missing the playmaking talents of the suspended Deco.

The English side had yet to trouble Matthieu Valverde in the Bordeaux goal while Cech was called upon yet again in the 27th minute.

Again it was the lively Gourcuff who caused Chelsea problems and when he tried his luck from 25 yards, Cech was forced to dive to his left to claw the ball to safety.

Bordeaux were stretching Chelsea in every department but the visitors, thanks entirely to Cech's agility, remained on level terms.

There was little invention about Chelsea's play and the home side could sense the growing frustration among their opponents.

Before the game Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc had called for his team to match Chelsea 'man-for-man' and they had done him proud in the opening 45 minutes.

Chelsea were just as lethargic at the start of the second half and appeared incapable of raising their tempo.

Had Bordeaux been a little more adventurous in attack then they may have grabbed the goal their endeavours certainly deserved.

But against the run of play, Chelsea broke the deadlock on the hour with their first shot on target of the entire game.

Anelka goal

Even then Anelka's goal had a massive element of luck about it. Diarra's attempted cross-field pass was cut-out by the retreating Lampard but his clearance put Anelka in the clear.

The in-form striker took his time as Valverde rushed to meet him and Anelka coolly clipped the ball beyond him for his 14th of the season.

But it was his last contribution to the action as Anelka was replaced by Didier Drogba two minutes later.

In the 63rd minute, with Chelsea enjoying their best spell of the game, Lampard sent a free-kick over the crossbar.

Chelsea, clearly inspired by the goal, were beginning to spray the ball around with confidence for the first time.

But when Joe Cole needlessly slammed the ball into the net after being flagged offside in the 68th minute, he was booked for time-wasting.

Lampard, who had been kept quiet for much of the game, then forced a fine save from Valverde in the 77th minute with a trademark 25-yard shot.

But Bordeaux captain Diarra stunned Chelsea when he headed the French side level in the 83rd minute.

England midfielder Lampard was then sent off for a second bookable offence as Chelsea's night ended on a sour note.

Bordeaux	Team Statistics	Chelsea
1	Goals	1
0	1st Half Goals	0
4	Shots on Target	2
10	Shots off Target	2
3	Blocked Shots	1
4	Corners	0
23	Fouls	15
0	Offsides	8
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
73	Passing Success	76.9
19	Tackles	21
78.9	Tackles Success	76.2
45.6	Possession	54.4
56.4	Territorial Advantage	43.6

Teams

Bordeaux Valverde, Jurietti, Diawara, Planus, Chalme, Diarra, Menegazzo, Chamakh, Gourcuff, Wendel (Obertan 75), Gouffran (Cavenaghi 67)
Subs Not Used Tremoulinas, Bellion, Traore, Olimpa, Placente
Booked Gourcuff, Jurietti, Chamakh
Goals Diarra 83

Chelsea Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, A. Cole, Mikel, J. Cole (Ferreira 85), Ballack, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka (Drogba 63)
Subs Not Used Cudicini, Bridge, Alex, Stoch, Kalou
Booked Terry, Lampard, A. Cole, J. Cole
Sent Off Lampard
Goals Anelka 60

Attendance 34,307

Referee F. De Bleeckere