Chelsea held in Mestalla

<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">             <u>Late Valencia penalty snatches a draw for hosts</u></span></strong><br />  <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARH942c8t72aSEJHqAqFzEbjIt17QfjGMxW6BCvxLFzLLqxtJe2lqPC2HutUtsXMVtdMr36oImME9On0gTbYkhQM3mpy70WTDysn6NArLSWDNgTffKOQNrmy5ENGVypCC3q7CUhti8lqg/s1600/Valencia-v-Chelsea-Juan-Mata_2658502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="207" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARH942c8t72aSEJHqAqFzEbjIt17QfjGMxW6BCvxLFzLLqxtJe2lqPC2HutUtsXMVtdMr36oImME9On0gTbYkhQM3mpy70WTDysn6NArLSWDNgTffKOQNrmy5ENGVypCC3q7CUhti8lqg/s400/Valencia-v-Chelsea-Juan-Mata_2658502.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="ss-text-caption"><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">"Juan Mata returned to the Mestalla to face his former side"</span></u></strong></div><div class="ss-text-caption"><br /></div><div class="ss-text-bold"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Frank Lampard was denied a winning goal on his return to the Chelsea starting line-up as Valencia snatched a late 1-1 draw via the penalty spot in an entertaining UEFA Champions League encounter.</strong> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">After a goalless first-half, the contest sprung into life in the second period with both goalkeepers on form before Lampard,<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /> benched for the last two games, handing Chelsea<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /> the lead.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Valencia  responded well, though, and equalised through Roberto Soldado's 87th-minute penalty after substitute Salomon Kalou<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 0pt; border-left: 0pt; border-right: 0pt; border-top: 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; position: static; text-decoration: none; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /> was adjudged to have handled inside the penalty area.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Andre Villas-Boas' men lost their discipline following the final whistle as Ashley Cole and Juan Mata received yellow cards for dissent after the Blues were denied the chance to take a free-kick. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iQK32hIGU6A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />

Chelsea held in Mestalla

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