FC Copenhagen Vs. Chelsea: Blues Making Inroads After 10 Minutes

It was near the 10 minute mark that we saw Chelsea start to take control of the match, twice playing the ball from the middle of the pitch (just outside the box) into the channels between center halves and full backs. In the ninth minute, it was a ball played for Ashley Cole, who would have been able to put a dangerous cross through the six were it not for that annoying offside flag. Just over one minute later, it was Fernando Torres looping a ball toward the byline for Nicolas Anelka, running through the right channel.

In the 14th minute, that approach took on a slightly different look, with Fernando Torres taking on, pushing Zdenek Pospech in from the right back position, allowing Florent Malouda to overlap on the left. When the ball was played to the line, Pospech got no help from Cristian Bolaños, and Chelsea had another chance.

But in between the Chelsea opoprtunities, Copenhagen has had one moment of excitement. In the 12th minute, the Lions were able to get-off two shots from inside the Chelsea area. Each shot, however, was blocked, leaving Petr Cech untested.