Drogba gives Chelsea 1-0 win over Juve

Didier Drogba gave Chelsea a 1-0 home win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 meeting with Juventus on Wednesday but last year's runners-up might come to regret not finishing the tie off on the night.

Drogba shot home after 12 minutes but should have had at least two more as Chelsea passed the Italians off the field in the first half.

Juventus, managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri, grew in confidence as the game progressed and though they extended a lamentable away record against English clubs that now features 11 defeats and only two wins from 17 visits they will travel home knowing the tie remains very much alive.

"I'm satisfied with the win but overall I'm not satisfied," new Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink told reporters.

"We started very well, we opened them up through the wings and were very dangerous. But after the goal we dropped back too far and got a bit anxious and Juve came into it much more."

Crisp-passing Chelsea were into their stride from the start and Drogba flashed a header over the bar after nine minutes.

Three minutes later he was handed another opportunity when Salomon Kalou slid a pass through a flat Juve defence. Frank Lampard stepped aside to allow Drogba to shoot low past Gianluigi Buffon.

The Ivory Coast striker, seemingly rejuvenated by the arrival of Hiddink, should have had another soon after when he was left unmarked for a Lampard corner but mistimed his header. Continued...