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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Bloor

Champions League: Galatasaray v Chelsea – in pictures

galatasary v chelsea: Scarves for sale
"Get yer half and half scarves 'ere" Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
galatasary v chelsea: Galatasaray fan
A satisfied customer inside the ground Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: A young Galatasaray fan
A young Galatasaray fan gets in the mood ahead of kick-off Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
galatasary v chelsea: Didier Drogba
Ex-Chelsea legend and now Galatasaray hero Didier Drogba looks calm and composed Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
galatasary v chelsea: Chelsea players warm up
While his former team-mates have a jumping competition between themselves Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
galatasary v chelsea: The Galatasaray fans get flarey
The Galatasaray fans get flarey Photograph: Boracan/Sipa/REX
galatasary v chelsea: Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho doesn't look too impressed ahead of kick-off Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: Chelsea's Fernando Torres scores
Though Fernando Torres may have put a smile on his boss's face after nine minutes when he sidefoots home from Cesar Azpilicueta's pass across the six yard box Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: Chelsea's Frank Lampard
Galatasaray's 4-2-4 formation mean's there's a lot of time and space in midfield for Chelsea's Frank Lampard to peruse his options before spraying the ball forward Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: Didier Drogba tackled by John Terry
Didier Drogba isn't having too much joy against his former team-mates Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA
galatasary v chelsea: Roberto Mancini
Galatasaray's head coach Roberto Mancini urges on his charges as they push for an equaliser Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA
galatasary v chelsea: Felipe Melo, Alex Telles and Fernando Torres
Felipe Melo, left, and Alex Telles combine to snuff out Chelsea's Champions League danger man. Torres has now scored six goals in his last five Champions League starts Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA
galatasary v chelsea: Chelsea's Lampard fights for the ball with Galatasaray's Yilmaz
Frank Lampard is also on defensive duties as he slides in to stop Galatasaray's Burak Yilmaz's charge forward Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters
galatasary v chelsea: Didier Drogba
Mancini changes his formation to 4-5-1 in order to stop his side being over-run. The switch means that Didier Drogba Drogba is now playing as a lone frontman and hold-up merchant, with Wesley Sneijder and Burak Yilmaz operating on the flanks. Chelsea should have put this game to bed by half-time but the home side are still in with a shout as it's Galatasaray 0-1 Chelsea when the teams go in at half-time Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: Hakan Balta and Fernando Torres
Early in the second half leaves Fernando Torres both Galatasaray centre-backs trailing in his slipstream as he sprints between them to latch on to a through-ball into the Galatasaray penalty area and fires goalwards from close range. Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saves his team’s bacon with a good save Photograph: AP
galatasary v chelsea: Didier Drogba overhead kick
Drogba is still plugging away trying to get his side back in the game Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: Aurelian Chedjou
And they do just after the hour mark from a set piece. From a corner, Petr Cech comes for the ball then stops and John Terry fails to mark Aurelian Chedjou, who rifles home a volley from three yards out Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA
galatasary v chelsea: Chedjou celebrates
The stadium is a cacophony of noise as Chedjou celebrates his goal Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
galatasary v chelsea: Didier Drogba substituted
Didier Drogba doesn't look impressed by manager Roberto Mancini's decision to take him off with eight minutes to go Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
galatasary v chelsea: Eden Hazard and goalscorer Chedjou
Eden Hazard and goalscorer Chedjou tussle in the congested midfield with both sides seemingly settling for the draw Photograph: Boracan/Sipa/REX
galatasary v chelsea: Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini
The final whistle goes and both teams are sharing the points after a reasonably entertaining tie. Wonder if Mourinho will rue the fact that Chelsea could and should have killed off the tie during the first half hour when Galatasaray were awful. However it's nicely poised for the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Final score: Galatasaray 1-1 Chelsea Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
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