Valencia v Chelsea, 03 October 2007

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeRoberto Rossetti
CompetitionUEFA Champions League Group B
VenueEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance52,000

View Chelsea v Valencia head to head

Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm BST)

1 Valencia

2 Chelsea

Goals:

David Villa 9 G

Goals:

Joe Cole 21 G
Didier Drogba 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand
Defender Marchena
Defender Miguel
Defender Emiliano Moretti
Midfielder Albelda
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Helguera
Midfielder Joaquín
Midfielder Raúl Albiol
Forward David Villa
Forward Morientes

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Ashley Cole Defender
Paulo Ferreira Defender
Ricardo Carvalho Defender
John Terry Defender
Joe Cole Midfielder
Michael Essien Midfielder
Claude Makélélé Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Didier Drogba Forward
Florent Malouda Forward

Substitutions:

Nikola Zigić for Morientes 69
Rubén Baraja for Albelda 75
Javier Arizmendi for Joaquín 89

Substitutions:

Steve Sidwell for Michael Essien 84
Salomon Kalou for Florent Malouda 85
Alex for John Obi Mikel 89

Cards:

Marchena 79 Y

Cards:

John Obi Mikel 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Cañizares
Defender Ruano Alexis
Midfielder Rubén Baraja
Midfielder Stephen Sunday
Forward Angulo
Forward Javier Arizmendi
Forward Nikola Zigić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini
Defender/Right back Belletti
Defender Alex
Midfielder Steve Sidwell
Midfielder/Forward Salomon Kalou
Forward Claudio Pizarro
Forward Andriy Shevchenko

Comments:

Although many sources credited Joe Cole with Chelsea's first goal, UEFA initially decided that it should be regarded as an own goal. Their official web site stated: "Chelsea draw level with a well-worked goal. Florent Malouda played a neat one-two with Didier Drogba down the left before crossing low, dangerously across the face of goal where Emiliano Moretti could only put the ball in his own net under pressure from Joe Cole." However, their subsequent reports and stats were amended to credit Cole with the goal: "David Villa gave the Spanish side an early advantage but a Joe Cole goal and a Didier Drogba strike gave a real boost to the new Stamford Bridge regime." Input amendment [24.10.2015] - Scorer of Chelsea's first goal changed from an own goal by Emiliano Moretti to Joe Cole.

1 Valencia

Goals:

David Villa 9 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand
Defender Marchena
Defender Miguel
Defender Emiliano Moretti
Midfielder Albelda
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Helguera
Midfielder Joaquín
Midfielder Raúl Albiol
Forward David Villa
Forward Morientes

Substitutions:

Nikola Zigić for Morientes 69
Rubén Baraja for Albelda 75
Javier Arizmendi for Joaquín 89

Cards:

Marchena 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Cañizares
Defender Ruano Alexis
Midfielder Rubén Baraja
Midfielder Stephen Sunday
Forward Angulo
Forward Javier Arizmendi
Forward Nikola Zigić

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Joe Cole 21 G
Didier Drogba 71 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Ashley Cole Defender
Paulo Ferreira Defender
Ricardo Carvalho Defender
John Terry Defender
Joe Cole Midfielder
Michael Essien Midfielder
Claude Makélélé Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Didier Drogba Forward
Florent Malouda Forward

Substitutions:

Steve Sidwell for Michael Essien 84
Salomon Kalou for Florent Malouda 85
Alex for John Obi Mikel 89

Cards:

John Obi Mikel 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini
Defender/Right back Belletti
Defender Alex
Midfielder Steve Sidwell
Midfielder/Forward Salomon Kalou
Forward Claudio Pizarro
Forward Andriy Shevchenko

Comments:

Although many sources credited Joe Cole with Chelsea's first goal, UEFA initially decided that it should be regarded as an own goal. Their official web site stated: "Chelsea draw level with a well-worked goal. Florent Malouda played a neat one-two with Didier Drogba down the left before crossing low, dangerously across the face of goal where Emiliano Moretti could only put the ball in his own net under pressure from Joe Cole." However, their subsequent reports and stats were amended to credit Cole with the goal: "David Villa gave the Spanish side an early advantage but a Joe Cole goal and a Didier Drogba strike gave a real boost to the new Stamford Bridge regime." Input amendment [24.10.2015] - Scorer of Chelsea's first goal changed from an own goal by Emiliano Moretti to Joe Cole.