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ESPN has no formation for this match, so here are the line-ups as a list.
Chelsea deserved the victory and had to ride their luck at times, but the stormy moments of the second leg may well resurface in Rome in a few weeks time.
And there goes the final whistle, Chelsea win 2-1
Lazio break up the other end and it's that man Oddo who tries the chip, but it goes just over
Oddo goes steaming in on Gronkjaer, frustrated by the time wasting tactics. There's handbags and Oddo is booked - which rules him out of the return game
Chelsea win back possession and again push into the corner. Gronkjaer is pushed over by Oddo and that wastes more time
Lazio pump balls up field desperately but can't find a way through
Three minutes to be added on for stoppages
Corner to Chelsea, and they opt to keep it in the corner to eat up time
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ESPN has no formation for this match, so here are the line-ups as a list.
xG, big chances, touches and duels are ESPN's numbers; other sites' models can differ a little.
Chelsea deserved the victory and had to ride their luck at times, but the stormy moments of the second leg may well resurface in Rome in a few weeks time.
Corradi again gets up and wins the headed, but there's no power on it and it drifts wide of the post
Cole does well to get to the byline but his cut-back to Gudjohnsen is poor and intercepted
Another change for the home side, Adrian Mutu is sacrificed for Joe Cole
Lazio pressing and probing now, Terry gets back brilliantly to block the shot from Corradi
A final change for Lazio as Fabio Liverani replaces Dejan Stankovic
Geremi takes from the right but ony finds the gloves of Peruzzi
Mihajlovic is very lucky to stay on after another late challenge, this time on Johnson, remember he's already on a yellow
Lazio enoysing a bit of possession now, it could be a nail biting last ten for the Premiership side
Another change for the home side, it's Geremi to come on for Damien Duff
Fiore enters the book now for a pointless pull back on Johnson
Gronkjaer's free-kick finds Johnson completely unmarked at the far post, but his header only finds Peruzzi - he had more time than he realised
Mutu is held by Mihajlovic, free-kick again and a chance to get the ball into the danger area
Cudicini makes fanastic save at full stretch to push Corradi's guided header over the bar. Great save
A second change for Lazio as Stefano Fiore replaces Luciano Zauri
Makelele is adjudged to have held by Muzzi, it looks a little harsh but it'll be a free-kick
Lazio are struggling to get back into the game now, Chelsea look good for all three points at the Bridge
Chelsea pushing forward now, Gudjohnsen's run is just too late to latch onto Duff's sublime ball across the face of goal
Mutu wins a corner, great defending by Stam as the Romanian burst into the box
Chelsea win a free-kick for a foul on Johnson. Lamoard floats it into the box but Terry's knock back is cleared
Roberto Muzzi comes on for Simone Inzaghi
Zauri seems to lash out at Gronkjaer following the award of a free-kick, but the ref surprisingly takes no action
It was Jesper Gronkjaer's first action after coming on for Juan Sebastian Veron, and what a start
Mutu did expertly to start the move, take the return ball and then claim the goal with his persistence. Fine stuff from the Romanian
Mutu feeds the ball out wide to Gronkjaer, his first shot's blocked but the picks up the rebound and finds the bottom corner. 2-1 Chelsea
Peruzzi does well to claim Johnson's deep cross with Gudjohnsen lurking at the back stick
Conceicao whips in a quick cross from the right only for Corradi's header to his Gallas. It breaks to Albertini, who's shot takes a deflection and Cudicini has to make a sharp save
Oddo holds back Mutu, free-kick to Chelsea on the left flank. Veron take and goes for goal, only for the ball to land on the roof of the net - so close
Johnson plays a woeful ball into the box after again being found in acres of space by Veron
Albertini tries a shot from distance, but Cudicini can watch it pass over the bar
It was a superb first time shot by England international Lampard, and left Peruzzi clutching at thin air. Game on!
Gudjohnsen is left with space on the left and he picks out Lampard on the edge of the box. His first time shot nestles in the back of the net. 1-1
Duff again does well to work space but can only find the gloves of Peruzzi
Chelsea want a free-kick for handball against Stam, but it would have been very harsh
Inzaghi goes into the book for foolishly kicking the ball away
Mutu just fails to latch on to Duff's powered cross, it came at too quickly
The atmosphere is quite flat at the Bridge, the Italian fans moer vocal for obvious reasons
Corradi is given offisde - and it's a good job for Chelsea as Terry and Cudicini had collided in the box
Corradi goes down off the ball with Makelele. The ref just has a few quiet words and it's play on
Lazio's free-kick is 35-yards out, it's dinked over the top but Mihajlovic is offside
Terry enters the book for a clumsy foul on Corradi
Veron fires high over the bar from 25 yards
Mutu comes close to linking onto Lampard's pass following a fine Chelsea move, so close to a fine goal
No changes from either side at half-time, but Ranieri is no doubt already considering the moves on his personal chess board
Lazio begin the second period
Chelsea have enjoyed much of the possession, and have probed at the Lazio goal without really creating a great deal. Lampard almost found the leveller, but Chelsea are left with work to do
Veron picks up the loose ball but his shot is blocked, but the half-time whistle goes before Chelsea have chance to take the corner
Lampard unleashes a fantastic effotr from 25 yards, it beats Peruzzi all ends up but comes crashing back off the bar
Chelsea's final ball has been their downfall, as yet another cross, the time from Bridge, hits the first defender
Three minutes to be added on
Lazio are ready to sit on this lead now, and that will make it harder for Chelsea to find a leveller
Chelsea look like they need the break, Ranieri will have to get that tinkering manual out to turn this around now
Lazio are growing in confidence now on the back of that opening goal
Veron tries the feed the ball through to Gudjohnsen, but it's a poor ball and Lazio sweep up
Duff's corner from the right evades everyone, so close to an equaliser for the Blues
Johnson wasts a chance to get the ball into the box after being found free on the right, Such a waste
For all Chelsea's hard work, they trail at home to Lazio. They must now find a way through a resolute Italian rearguard
Albertini picks picks up the lose ball and feeds it out right. It comes back into the box, is headed across the face of goal by Mihajlovic and Inzaghi is there to head home from close range
Gallas concedes the corner after great work from skipper Favalli. It's Mihajlovic who takes, but it's headed clear
Chelsea are huffing and puffing, without resting Peruzzi
Johnson is adjudged to have brought down Albertini after doing well to latch on to Veron's threaded ball. Free-kick
Now Makelele is sent to the floor, this time by Albertini. Makelele, and Corradi, need treatment
Another free-kick to Chelsea, but not within shooting distance. Lampard's floated ball evades everyone and goes behind for the goal-kick
Corradi is left in space in the box, he opts for the spectacular overhead kick and misses the ball completely. He had time to pick his spot
Lazio have created very little so far, Chelsea must beware the sucker punch
Mihajlovic goes into the book for a foul from behind on Gudjohnsen
Albertini's shot from distance is blocked by Bridge
Johnson brings down Inzaghi, free-kick
Mutu's cross comes off Stam and that's a corner. Veron delivers from the left and Stankovic heads to safety
Albertini clips a ball over the top to Stankovic, who goes down under pressure from Makelele. It was a fair challenge and Stankovic is lucky to escape the book
Duff's cross to the back stick is too strong for once, with Lampard unable to get on the end of it
Lampard and Johnson give the ball away, and nearly put their own defence under unnecessary preassure
Veron enters the book for a late challenge on Albertini
Mutu battles excellently to win the corner Mihajlovic. Duff Veron swings in a good cross but it's headed away
Stam does well to hold off Duff after good work between the Irishman and Bridge, earning the goal kick
Again Duff bursts forward to open up a gap for the shot, which is dragged wide of the upright once more
Gudjohnsen breaks well, finding himself in acres of space. He's away but gets caught in two minds and Stam gets back well to intercept the square ball to Mutu
Chelsea have enjoyed a lot of possession without ever creating that gilt-edged opportunity. Surely a chance will come soon
Veron's effort clips the top of the wall and goes behind for the corner
Duff beats three men until the late challenge of Oddo brings him crashing to the floor. A free-kick here around 25-yards out and Veron lines it up
Duff runs with the ball, find Mutu on the left and Duff takes the return pass to swing a cross into the box, only for Favalli to get there first to head clear
Good possession from the Blues again
Stankovic lands awkwardly in the Chelsea area and looks in trouble. It's a knee injury and has to go off for treatment
All of a sudden Mutu is in space just outside of the box, using his strength to shrug off Favalli, before dragging his shot wide
Inzaghi tries to flick the ball on to Corradi, but Gallas reads the situation well
Corner to Chelsea, played in by Lampard but punched to safety by Peruzzi
Johnson finds Duff in the box, and he goes down while trying to turn Stankovic - no penalty
Lazio win a free-kick 25-yards out - in Mihajlovic range. It is Mihajlovic but it lacks pace and accuracy - Cudicini watches it go past the post
Mutu makes strides down the left and shows tricky to make space for the shot, but he scuffs it. Gudjohnsen was in space and was maybe the better option
Lazio can't get hold of the ball at the moment, Chelsea look really up for this
Now Lampard tries a shot from distances which is never troubling Peruzzi
Free-kick to Chelsea after a foul by Mihajlovic. Duff's fed in quickly on the right, he breaks to the byline but his cut back is eventually cleared by Oddo
Bridge bursts forward and feeds Gudjohnsen inside the box - the Icelandic striker hits it with his left but it goes over
Veron's looking hungry aganist his old side, wanting the ball all the time.
Duff and Johnson link-up well, it's still all Chelsea, Duff floats the ball into the box but a Lazio head gets there first
Chelsea play it around well in the early stages, Lazio on the back foot
Chelsea get this crucial Champions League encounter underway
<B>Chelsea: </B>Cudicini, Johnson, Gallas, Terry, Bridge, Lampard, Makelele, Veron, Duff, Gudjohnsen, Mutu <p> <B>Lazio: </B>Peruzzi, Oddo, Stam, Mihajlovic, Favalli, Sergio Conceicao, Stankovic, Albertini, Zauri, Inzaghi, Corradi
Hernan Crespo is missing from the Chelsea line-up after failing to recover from a groin injury. The Argentina star is replaced by Eidur Gudjohnsen, who partners Adrian Mutu in attack. For Lazio, winger Sergio Conceicao is surprisingly preferred to Stefano Fiore.
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And there goes the final whistle, Chelsea win 2-1
Lazio break up the other end and it's that man Oddo who tries the chip, but it goes just over
Oddo goes steaming in on Gronkjaer, frustrated by the time wasting tactics. There's handbags and Oddo is booked - which rules him out of the return game
Chelsea win back possession and again push into the corner. Gronkjaer is pushed over by Oddo and that wastes more time
Lazio pump balls up field desperately but can't find a way through
Three minutes to be added on for stoppages
Corner to Chelsea, and they opt to keep it in the corner to eat up time
Corradi again gets up and wins the headed, but there's no power on it and it drifts wide of the post
Cole does well to get to the byline but his cut-back to Gudjohnsen is poor and intercepted
Another change for the home side, Adrian Mutu is sacrificed for Joe Cole
Lazio pressing and probing now, Terry gets back brilliantly to block the shot from Corradi
A final change for Lazio as Fabio Liverani replaces Dejan Stankovic
Geremi takes from the right but ony finds the gloves of Peruzzi
Mihajlovic is very lucky to stay on after another late challenge, this time on Johnson, remember he's already on a yellow
Lazio enoysing a bit of possession now, it could be a nail biting last ten for the Premiership side
Another change for the home side, it's Geremi to come on for Damien Duff
Fiore enters the book now for a pointless pull back on Johnson
Gronkjaer's free-kick finds Johnson completely unmarked at the far post, but his header only finds Peruzzi - he had more time than he realised
Mutu is held by Mihajlovic, free-kick again and a chance to get the ball into the danger area
Cudicini makes fanastic save at full stretch to push Corradi's guided header over the bar. Great save
A second change for Lazio as Stefano Fiore replaces Luciano Zauri
Makelele is adjudged to have held by Muzzi, it looks a little harsh but it'll be a free-kick
Lazio are struggling to get back into the game now, Chelsea look good for all three points at the Bridge
Chelsea pushing forward now, Gudjohnsen's run is just too late to latch onto Duff's sublime ball across the face of goal
Mutu wins a corner, great defending by Stam as the Romanian burst into the box
Chelsea win a free-kick for a foul on Johnson. Lamoard floats it into the box but Terry's knock back is cleared
Roberto Muzzi comes on for Simone Inzaghi
Zauri seems to lash out at Gronkjaer following the award of a free-kick, but the ref surprisingly takes no action
It was Jesper Gronkjaer's first action after coming on for Juan Sebastian Veron, and what a start
Mutu did expertly to start the move, take the return ball and then claim the goal with his persistence. Fine stuff from the Romanian
Mutu feeds the ball out wide to Gronkjaer, his first shot's blocked but the picks up the rebound and finds the bottom corner. 2-1 Chelsea
Peruzzi does well to claim Johnson's deep cross with Gudjohnsen lurking at the back stick
Conceicao whips in a quick cross from the right only for Corradi's header to his Gallas. It breaks to Albertini, who's shot takes a deflection and Cudicini has to make a sharp save
Oddo holds back Mutu, free-kick to Chelsea on the left flank. Veron take and goes for goal, only for the ball to land on the roof of the net - so close
Johnson plays a woeful ball into the box after again being found in acres of space by Veron
Albertini tries a shot from distance, but Cudicini can watch it pass over the bar
It was a superb first time shot by England international Lampard, and left Peruzzi clutching at thin air. Game on!
Gudjohnsen is left with space on the left and he picks out Lampard on the edge of the box. His first time shot nestles in the back of the net. 1-1
Duff again does well to work space but can only find the gloves of Peruzzi
Chelsea want a free-kick for handball against Stam, but it would have been very harsh
Inzaghi goes into the book for foolishly kicking the ball away
Mutu just fails to latch on to Duff's powered cross, it came at too quickly
The atmosphere is quite flat at the Bridge, the Italian fans moer vocal for obvious reasons
Corradi is given offisde - and it's a good job for Chelsea as Terry and Cudicini had collided in the box
Corradi goes down off the ball with Makelele. The ref just has a few quiet words and it's play on
Lazio's free-kick is 35-yards out, it's dinked over the top but Mihajlovic is offside
Terry enters the book for a clumsy foul on Corradi
Veron fires high over the bar from 25 yards
Mutu comes close to linking onto Lampard's pass following a fine Chelsea move, so close to a fine goal
No changes from either side at half-time, but Ranieri is no doubt already considering the moves on his personal chess board
Lazio begin the second period
Chelsea have enjoyed much of the possession, and have probed at the Lazio goal without really creating a great deal. Lampard almost found the leveller, but Chelsea are left with work to do
Veron picks up the loose ball but his shot is blocked, but the half-time whistle goes before Chelsea have chance to take the corner
Lampard unleashes a fantastic effotr from 25 yards, it beats Peruzzi all ends up but comes crashing back off the bar
Chelsea's final ball has been their downfall, as yet another cross, the time from Bridge, hits the first defender
Three minutes to be added on
Lazio are ready to sit on this lead now, and that will make it harder for Chelsea to find a leveller
Chelsea look like they need the break, Ranieri will have to get that tinkering manual out to turn this around now
Lazio are growing in confidence now on the back of that opening goal
Veron tries the feed the ball through to Gudjohnsen, but it's a poor ball and Lazio sweep up
Duff's corner from the right evades everyone, so close to an equaliser for the Blues
Johnson wasts a chance to get the ball into the box after being found free on the right, Such a waste
For all Chelsea's hard work, they trail at home to Lazio. They must now find a way through a resolute Italian rearguard
Albertini picks picks up the lose ball and feeds it out right. It comes back into the box, is headed across the face of goal by Mihajlovic and Inzaghi is there to head home from close range
Gallas concedes the corner after great work from skipper Favalli. It's Mihajlovic who takes, but it's headed clear
Chelsea are huffing and puffing, without resting Peruzzi
Johnson is adjudged to have brought down Albertini after doing well to latch on to Veron's threaded ball. Free-kick
Now Makelele is sent to the floor, this time by Albertini. Makelele, and Corradi, need treatment
Another free-kick to Chelsea, but not within shooting distance. Lampard's floated ball evades everyone and goes behind for the goal-kick
Corradi is left in space in the box, he opts for the spectacular overhead kick and misses the ball completely. He had time to pick his spot
Lazio have created very little so far, Chelsea must beware the sucker punch
Mihajlovic goes into the book for a foul from behind on Gudjohnsen
Albertini's shot from distance is blocked by Bridge
Johnson brings down Inzaghi, free-kick
Mutu's cross comes off Stam and that's a corner. Veron delivers from the left and Stankovic heads to safety
Albertini clips a ball over the top to Stankovic, who goes down under pressure from Makelele. It was a fair challenge and Stankovic is lucky to escape the book
Duff's cross to the back stick is too strong for once, with Lampard unable to get on the end of it
Lampard and Johnson give the ball away, and nearly put their own defence under unnecessary preassure
Veron enters the book for a late challenge on Albertini
Mutu battles excellently to win the corner Mihajlovic. Duff Veron swings in a good cross but it's headed away
Stam does well to hold off Duff after good work between the Irishman and Bridge, earning the goal kick
Again Duff bursts forward to open up a gap for the shot, which is dragged wide of the upright once more
Gudjohnsen breaks well, finding himself in acres of space. He's away but gets caught in two minds and Stam gets back well to intercept the square ball to Mutu
Chelsea have enjoyed a lot of possession without ever creating that gilt-edged opportunity. Surely a chance will come soon
Veron's effort clips the top of the wall and goes behind for the corner
Duff beats three men until the late challenge of Oddo brings him crashing to the floor. A free-kick here around 25-yards out and Veron lines it up
Duff runs with the ball, find Mutu on the left and Duff takes the return pass to swing a cross into the box, only for Favalli to get there first to head clear
Good possession from the Blues again
Stankovic lands awkwardly in the Chelsea area and looks in trouble. It's a knee injury and has to go off for treatment
All of a sudden Mutu is in space just outside of the box, using his strength to shrug off Favalli, before dragging his shot wide
Inzaghi tries to flick the ball on to Corradi, but Gallas reads the situation well
Corner to Chelsea, played in by Lampard but punched to safety by Peruzzi
Johnson finds Duff in the box, and he goes down while trying to turn Stankovic - no penalty
Lazio win a free-kick 25-yards out - in Mihajlovic range. It is Mihajlovic but it lacks pace and accuracy - Cudicini watches it go past the post
Mutu makes strides down the left and shows tricky to make space for the shot, but he scuffs it. Gudjohnsen was in space and was maybe the better option
Lazio can't get hold of the ball at the moment, Chelsea look really up for this
Now Lampard tries a shot from distances which is never troubling Peruzzi
Free-kick to Chelsea after a foul by Mihajlovic. Duff's fed in quickly on the right, he breaks to the byline but his cut back is eventually cleared by Oddo
Bridge bursts forward and feeds Gudjohnsen inside the box - the Icelandic striker hits it with his left but it goes over
Veron's looking hungry aganist his old side, wanting the ball all the time.
Duff and Johnson link-up well, it's still all Chelsea, Duff floats the ball into the box but a Lazio head gets there first
Chelsea play it around well in the early stages, Lazio on the back foot
Chelsea get this crucial Champions League encounter underway
<B>Chelsea: </B>Cudicini, Johnson, Gallas, Terry, Bridge, Lampard, Makelele, Veron, Duff, Gudjohnsen, Mutu <p> <B>Lazio: </B>Peruzzi, Oddo, Stam, Mihajlovic, Favalli, Sergio Conceicao, Stankovic, Albertini, Zauri, Inzaghi, Corradi
Hernan Crespo is missing from the Chelsea line-up after failing to recover from a groin injury. The Argentina star is replaced by Eidur Gudjohnsen, who partners Adrian Mutu in attack. For Lazio, winger Sergio Conceicao is surprisingly preferred to Stefano Fiore.
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