v. Chelsea 2-0-1 6 PTS, GD 0 Lazio 1-1-1 4 PTS, +1 GD Sparta 1-1-1 4 PTS, 0 GD Besiktas 1-0-2 3 PTS, -1 GD Besiktas v. Sparta in the other Group G match No US TV UK Tape delay on iTV at 1:55AM on Wednesday morning Live on Big Blue ChelseaFC.com News on Soccernet TEAMtalk-Chelsea BBC-Chelsea
Summers is showing this as well so I'm guessing they are getting another feed from Argentina. Be sure to call your local sports bars to see if they are carrying it.
Looks like Crespo and Gronkjaer are fit for tonight and Stam is out. http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?id=170950 I should be able to update during the match later on depending on how busy I am with work....
In the UK it is live on ITV2 You can get this on cable, satalite and free to air digital. I shall be watching this.
Chelsea start with former Lazio duo Juan Sebastian Veron and Hernan Crespo in their line-up with Damien Duff replacing Joe Cole. Well I hope Veron has a great game, because if he don't he could see himself back at Lazio very soon. Which is probably what he wants anyways.
Couple of good chances for Lazio and then an offside. Chelsea is playing a diamond shape in the midfield and it is exposing the wings.
Lazio 33 Matteo Sereni 24 Fernando Couto 19 Giuseppe Favalli 11 Sinisa Mihajlovic 4 Demetrio Albertini 14 Stefano Fiore 20 Fabio Liverani 10 Dejan Stankovic 5 Luciano Zauri 9 Bernardo Corradi 21 Simone Inzaghi Chelsea Carlo Cudicini 23 Wayne Bridge 18 William Gallas 13 Glen Johnson 2 John Terry 26 Damien Duff 11 Frank Lampard 8 Claude Makelele 4 Juan Veron 20 Hernan Crespo 21 Adrian Mutu 7
Veron surprised the defense by attacking the goal, the ball went off a Lazio defender and ended up on Crespo's chest. Nice finish by the 2 ex-Lazio players.
2 blocked shots from the 18 from Chelsea. Veron is playing very well. Inzaghi goes down in the area, but no call (the right call) Goalkick Chelsea
Deep throw to Chelsea. Lampard and Mutu combine well on a 1-2. Deff in penalty across to Crespo, just ahead of him and out for a goalkick. Chelsea playing very well, controling midfield.
Johnson deep on the right, cross off defender for a corner... Duff's corner. Crespo overhead kick just wide of goal.
Inzaghi deep. Gallas called for a foul, free kick to Lazio... Edge of penalty area. Indirect free kick. Albertini off the wall and out for a corner...Second corner. Lampard flick out over the bar. Goal kick to Chelsea. Very poor kick by Sinisa Mihajlovic
Another tough challange by Makelele, no call. Announces say it was worse that the other call. Mutu offside on long ball. I am not getting any work done Free kick to Lazio a few yards past halfway. Good pass but Stankovic cannot run onto it. Goal kick Chelsea
Duff freekick. Headed over bar. Corner #3 for Chelsea. 34 minutes gone. Veron inswinger. out to Lampard. Another corner to Chelsea #4. Keeper is having troubles. Free kick to Lazio for pushing. Mutu and Mihajlovic having trouble. Looks as if Mihajlovic spit in Mutu's face. "Absolutly disgusting behavior"
Corner #3 to Lazio-another poor corner right out for goalkick near other corner flag. Goalkick Chelsea. Duff fouls Fiore Veron steals. Lampard loses back. Lazio build up to easy save by Cudicini. Throw Lazio-Terry saves the day and lobs it over the crossbar-Corner #4 for Lazio. Headed away by Gallas. Up to Mutu to Crespo. Foul Lazio freekick.
Mutu high boat. Stankovic great shot. Headed away by Terry. Sounds like it might have been a goal if not for Terry. Mutu yellow card on another questionable challange. He needs to get his head back into the game. More and more Lazio.
Cudicini yellow for delay on a goalkick. Carlo is amazed at the call. Lazio corner #6, header from 8 yards out over the bar.
The ref is a bit of c*nt.. lazio are trying every trick in the book out there tonight .Chelsea will do well to get a result .
2 minutes stoppage time. Cudicini clear. Lazio on the left, cleared by Gallas. Corner #7 for Lazio. Great defending by Johnson. Fiore flick on, but wouldn't find a Lazio man Mutu and Veron on a break to Crespo---great counterattack, but an equally good save by Sereni Cudicini another goal kick Duff to Crespo to Mutu in the area. Crespo saved by Sereni on the line. Backheal finish unreal save. Inzaghi the other way blocked by Gallas. OK, I can breathe. Halftime.