Barcelona 2 - Chelsea 1

Barcelona: Víctor Valdés; Belletti (Gerard 85'), Puyol, Márquez, Van Bronckhorst; Xavi, Albertini (Iniesta 58'), Deco; Giuly (Maxi López 64'), Eto'o, Ronaldinho. 4-3-3.
Chelsea: Cech; Paulo Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas; Lampard, Makelele, Tiago (Smertin 91'), Duff (Gudjohnsen 76'); Joe Cole (Glen Johnson 70'); Drogba. 4-4-1-1.

Goals:
0-1. 33. Belletti (own goal). Turned Duff's cross into own net trying to clear.
1-1. 66. Maxi López. Picked up short pass from Eto'o and fired shot across Cech.
2-1. 73. Eto'o. Got on end of Maxi López's shot to turn ball wide of keeper.

Barcelona came back from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1, leaving the tie evenly balanced going in to the second leg. The Catalans did all the attacking early on, with Ronaldinho and Et'o both carving out chances, but they were unable to breakdown the visitors' well disciplined defence. And they were caught out with just over a half an hour on the clock when Duff got free on a quick breakaway, and Belletti turned his cross past his own keeper under pressure from Joe Cole and Drogba.

Drogba should have made it two just a couple of minutes later when he got ahead of the defence, but he sent his shot just wide of the post. However the French striker got himself sent off ten minutes in to the second half when he picked up a second booking after crashing in to Valdés, leaving his side with ten men. Rijkaard brought on Iniesta and then Maxi López, and the new men made the difference, Iniesta testing Cech with a long shot before combining with Eto'o to set up the Argentine striker to score a vital equaliser.

By now Barça were throwing everything forward, and they got a second goal just seven minutes later, Maxi's attempted shot missing the target but falling into the path of Eto'o, who squeezed between two defenders to fire the ball wide of Cech. Terry had to head out a dangerous Deco shot soon afterwards, and Maxi, Xavi and Eto'o all did their best to give their side a two goal cushion for the return match. Chelsea's defence held firm though, and everything now depends on who can get the edge in Stamford Bridge in a fortnight's time.