UEFA Champions League roundup: Chelsea 4-1 Spartak Moscow: Ivanovic double
Chelsea qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League with a second-half demolition of Spartak Moscow at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea FC 4-1 FC Spartak Moskva One second-half goal apiece for Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba, and two for Branislav Ivanović, took the home team into the round of 16. Chelsea FC followed up their 2-0 Matchday 3 success at FC Spartak Moskva with a home win which secured a place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 for Carlo Ancelotti's side.
After a goalless opening period, Nicolas Anelka broke the deadlock with a superb angled finish in the 49th minute. Didier Drogba converted a 62nd-minute penalty and Branislav Ivanović headed in the Ivorian's free-kick four minutes later to assure victory for the Group F leaders. The visitors managed an 86th-minute consolation from substitute Nikita Bazhenov, before Ivanović rubber-stamped the win by rifling in his second of the night in added time.
