In the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League, Galatasaray and Chelsea faced each other in a closely contested match. The Blues took the lead in the first half with a goal from Fernando Torres, while Galatasaray’s efforts were thwarted, including a disallowed goal due to the presence of two balls on the pitch.
After halftime, the home team came out with renewed vigor and quickly seized control of the game. It was Cameroonian Aurelien Chedjou who leveled the score for Galatasaray, capitalizing on a corner and exploiting the defensive lapse to find the back of the net.
The highly anticipated showdown between Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba didn’t materialize as expected. Drogba, the captain of the Ivory Coast Elephants, came on as a substitute in the 70th minute, replacing Torres. However, he was substituted off just 10 minutes later.
The match ended in a draw, leaving everything to play for in the second leg. Both teams remain evenly matched, and the outcome of the tie is still uncertain.
