Champions League: Matchday Six - in pictures

André Villas-Boas is in a bullish mood ahead of tonight's fixture, refusing to contemplate failure to qualify and thus becoming the first Chelsea boss to go out of the Champions League at the group stage. His side need a victory at Stamford Bridge to be sure of going through Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images

Despite Chelsea's improving fortunes, including consecutive 3-0 victories in the Premier League, Valencia are the in-form team going into the game, winning five of their last six games Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

The home side get the ideal start when a very smart finish from Didier Drogba gives Chelsea the lead Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

The relief is evident across the faces of the goal-scorer and his team-mates Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images

Chelsea take their eye off the ball after they take the lead, and the woodwork saves Sturridge's blushes when his lack of concentration lets in Alba. Two minutes later Chelsea keeper Petr Cech keeps his side ahead when he launches himself to his right to paw away Albelda's 20-yard belter Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Chelsea extend their lead on the 21st minute and Drogba is again involved, this time as provider rather than scorer. He charges through the Valencia midfield before sliding a through-ball for Ramires to chase. Victor Ruiz is favourite to get to the ball first but dithers rather than hoofing the ball away and Ramires barges past him before slipping the ball between Alves and the near post Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Valencia need to get two goals to stay in the competion and go close on a couple of occasions in the second half - Sofiane Feghouli blasts the ball over the bar and a fine save from Cech also denies him. Aside from these occasions, the Valencia players, including Jonas, are finding the the Chelsea defence hard to breakdown Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

When they are able to get a cross in, there's normally a blue shirt in the way. Valencia's striker Roberto Soldado has had a quiet night and John Terry has had him in his pocket Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

With a quarter of an hour to go, Drogba rounds off a barnstorming performance with his second goal of the night Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Drogba lets everyone know how many goals his notched tonight ... Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

... Before he's mobbed by his team-mates Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images

So Villas-Boas's confidence ahead of the game wasn't misplaced after all and he'll be very pleased with the result and the fact that Chelsea have vaulted over Bayer Leverkusen to enter the last 16 as group winners Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images

Genk's Jeroen Simaeys, left, fights for the ball with Bayer Leverkusen's Sidney Sam during their 1-1 draw in Belgium Photograph: Reuters

Over in Piraeus, Arsenal, who are already through as group winners, are taking on Olympiakos. In order to join the Gunners in the next round the Greek side need to win and hope that Borussia Dortmund can take at least a point from Marseille. The home side press early in the game forcing Lukasz Fabianksi into action. After 16 minutes the Arsenal keeper concedes and is stretchered off shortly afterwards Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

Vito Mannone comes on for Fabianski, but 15 minutes later he must be wishing he hadn't. He races out of his area to head a ball clear, which falls to David Fuster who's 35 yards out. The Olympiakos player hoists the ball goalwards ... Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images

... the shot wasn't particularly powerfully hit so the Arsenal keeper had plenty of time to get back into his area and catch the ball. However, he got himself in a bit of a muddle and tried to hoof the ball clear but only connected with a large slice of air. Arsenal ended up losing 3-1 Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Over in Dortmund, the home side storm into a 2-0 before Loïc Remy pulls one back for Marseille during first half injury time. The score stayed like that until the 85th minute when Andre Ayew equalised with a bullet header. At this stage the French side were still destined for the Europa League rather than the last 16 ... Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images

... two minutes later substitute Mathieu Valbuena scored with a curling right-foot drive from the edge of the penalty area to snatch a place in the last 16 for the French side Photograph: Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images

Pato of Milan controls the ball as Viktoria Plzen's David Bystron, Vaclav Pilar, Marian Cisovsky and goal keeper Marek Cech look on. Pato opened the scoring just after half-time and then Robinho doubled Milan's lead a minute later. Plzen scored two late goals at the last minutes of the game to avoid defeat, but ultimately the result was immaterial as Milan, who were four points clear, go through to the last 16 and Plzen head to the Europa League Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters

It was top versus bottom over in Barcelona where Bate Borisov were playing for pride against the holders. Unfortunately the Catalan side weren't in a very generous mood and controlled the game, having 75% of possession and restricting the visitors to only two shots at goal, neither of which were on target Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

FC Porto forward James Rodriguez can't believe he missed against Zenit St Petersburg. He probably felt worse at the end of the match as the 0-0 draw meant that Zenit qualified at the expense of the Portuguese side Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images

Shakhtar Donetsk's Luiz Adriano celebrates after he opened the scoring in their 2-0 away victory against Apoel Nicosia. However it was hollow consolation after finishing bottom of the group Photograph: EPA