Werder Bremen 1-0 Chelsea: Thomas Schaaf shakes hands with Jose Mourinho ahead of kick-off at the Weserstadion Torsten Frings holds off the challenge of Mikel Jon Obi as chances are few and far between in the first half Per Mertesacker celebrates after powerfully heading home Frings' corner on 26 minutes to put Werder 1-0 up Chelsea's Michael Ballack sees his flicked volley from Joe Cole's left-wing cross well saved by Werder keeper Tim Wiese Geremi holds off the challenge of Miroslav Klose as Chelsea battle hard for possession against Werder Bremen Chelsea top scorer Didier Drogba limps off the pitch with an ankle injury early in the second half Werder keeper Tim Wiese makes fantastic saves from Joe Cole and Andriy Shevchenko to ensure Werder hold on to win 1-0 Mourinho congratulates Hugo Almeida as, despite losing, Chelsea progress to the Champions League knockout stage Liverpool 2-0 PSV: Xabi Alonso receives treatment for an injury following a firm challenge from Csaba Feher Steven Gerrard watches on as Mark Gonzalez is next to be stretchered off after tearing a hamstring against PSV Dirk Kuyt skips past the challenge of Alex before getting in a shot during a hard-fought first half at Anfield Peter Crouch holds his head in his hands after heading Steve Finnan's cross over the bar just before half-time Gerrard breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes smashing the ball past Heurelho Gomes after latching on to Kuyt's through ball Rafa Benitez looks concerned as Jermaine Pennant becomes the third Liverpool player to be stretchered off at Anfield Crouch atones for his first-half miss by heading home from close-range on 89 minutes to seal the win for Liverpool
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