October 18, 2007
Even though they couldn’t claim a positive result against Werder Bremen in Germany, Chelsea has made their way through the knockout portion of Champion’s League competition. Chelsea, who claimed the Premiership championship earlier this season, was defeated when defender Per Mertesacker connected on a beautiful header in the game’s 27th minute. Mertesacker scored the goal in a typical German way, rising high above the other players to finish a beautiful corner from teammate Torsten Frings. Still, Chelsea are happy to make their way through the difficult knockout stages of competition.
For the entire night, Bremen appeared to be the better of the two sides. Still, Chelsea had their opportunities to connect on a tying goal at various stages of the contest. No opportunity was better than when Michael Ballack got a chance from just in inside the box. Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese was up to the challenge, though, and make a marvelous stop to preserve the score.Chelsea will take on Manchester United in a pivotal Premiership match this Sunday and will have to go without both Ballack and Didier Dogba. The two key players suffered injuries during the match in Germany.
Drogba had to leave the match at the midpoint of the second half because of an apparent knee injury. Ballack, on the other hand, played hard through an ankle injury that slowed him during the match.
If Chelsea want to head to the next round as the winners of Group A, they will need to get a positive result against Polish side Levski Sofia in their final match.
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