| Chelsea fought back twice to overcome 10-man Juventus and reach
the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 3-2 aggregate
victory.
The Blues went into the last-16 return leg with a one-goal advantage
but that was soon wiped out by Vincenzo Iaquinta's 19th-minute strike.
But the visitors levelled moments after referee Alberto Undiano
had ruled that a free-kick by Didier Drogba had not crossed the
goal line in the 44th minute.
The debate became academic in first-half stoppage time as Frank
Lampard's shot came down off the underside of the bar for Michael
Essien to bundle home.
But Juventus restored their lead on the night when Undiano awarded
the Italian side a 74th-minute penalty for handball by Juliano Belletti.
However, Chelsea battled back for a second time when Drogba prodded
home a cross from Belletti in the 83rd minute to give the Blues
a 3-2 aggregate win.
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