Chelsea Still Danegerous, Lyon Earn Real Draw and Blackpool Earn Their Spurs

The third couplet of Champions League second round first legs took place yesterday with Chelsea in Denmark against Copenhagen and Lyon hosting Real Madrid. There was also action at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool hosted Tottenham in the latest rescheduled Premiership match.

With Chelsea out of the FA Cup and their title hopes have all but slipped away, all they have left to focus on in terms of silverware is the elusive Champions League. Their opponents Copenhagen shouldn't have the quality to match Chelsea despite having former Chelsea player Jesper Gronkjaer playing for them. The dilemma for Chelsea was who to play up front, Ancelotti went with Anelka and Torres with Drogba on the bench. It may have been half of the right choice as Anelka gave Chelsea the lead after seventeen minutes. Anelka then wrapped the game up nine minutes into the second half to put Chelsea in a commanding position going into the second leg.

The other tie is finely poised after Lyon managed to get a draw at home to Real Madrid. Former Lyon star Karim Benzema came back to haunt his birthplace and original club with a goal after 65 minutes. Bafetimbi Gomis equalised for Lyon with seven minutes to play to earn the draw but Madrid have the advantage going into the second leg with the away goal.

This time last week Tottenham were in dreamland after another magical night at the San Siro. This week Harry Redknapp must be issuing extra training after a defeat to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. Tottenham had great chances to take the lead but it was Blackpool who broke the deadlock with Charlie Adam converting a penalty after eighteen minutes. Tottenham still had chances to equalise but were caught on the counter attack just before half-time which resulted in DJ Campbell making it 2-0. The game was finished off ten minutes from time when Brett Ormerod made it three but Pavlyuchenko made it 3-1 with his consolation coming in injury time. So overall a good night for Chelsea with the win and with Tottenham staying only two points ahead, Blackpool now move up to twelfth after catching up with all their games in hand.