Champions League 
/ Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 22 February 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Easy as you like it. Nicolas Anelka jogs away after scoring his second of the night
"The second favourites, Real Madrid, are also in pole position to make the quarter-finals but it could have been even sweeter had some slack marking not allowed Bafetimbi Gomis to grab a late equaliser for tonight’s opponents Lyon."
Nicolas Anelka scored twice as Chelsea won 2-0 whilst Real secured a good draw away at Lyon.
All the talk over the past few weeks has been of Fernando Torres and his transfer fee but tonight it was the somewhat forgotten man of Chelsea FC who came up with the goods tonight against FC Copenhagen. Nicolas Anelka scored a goal either side of half-time to give Chelsea a huge 2-0 lead going into the second leg.
The mercurial Frenchman was matched at 4.9 to get on the scoresheet at anytime and showed Torres, who is yet to score in Chelsea's colours, and Didier Drogba (who started on the bench) just how to do it; the Blues had been backed at 2.1 In-Play before the opening goal of the match. A Chelsea clean sheet was matched at [2.4] whilst under 2.5 goals was backed at a high of [3.2].
They may be struggling domestically after all but kissing their Premier League chances goodbye and crashing out of the FA Cup but they're genuine contenders to win the Champions League. Their win tonight has seen them shorten to [6.6] third favourites to win the competition that Roman Abramovich is so desperate to conquer.
The second favourites, Real Madrid, are also in pole position to make the quarter-finals but it could have been even sweeter had some slack marking not allowed Bafetimbi Gomis to grab a late equaliser for tonight's opponents Lyon. Karim Benzema came off the bench to score with virtually his first touch of the ball against his old club and with time running out Real were backed at just [1.13] to beat a side that has caused them all manner of problems in this competition over the years. But equalise Lyon did which was good news for those who had backed 1-1 at [14.5]. Real are strong favourites to progress at [1.2] though the late Gomis goal may well come back to haunt them.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a decent night's work and hit the post but was well marked by Lyon's defence. The Real fans will expect an even better performance from their talisman in the second leg.
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