Frank Lampard scored a pair of second-half goals to lead Chelsea over
Bayern Munich 4-2 Wednesday night in the first leg of the European
Champions League quarterfinals.
In the night's other game, goals by Jaap Stam and Andriy Shevchenko
gave AC Milan a 2-0 victory over crosstown rival Internazionale.
Chelsea went ahead on Joe Cole's goal in the fourth minute but
second-half substitute Bastian Schweinsteiger tied the score in the 52nd.
Lampard scored in the 60th and 70th minutes for a 3-1 lead, and Didier
Drogba added a goal in the 81st. Michael Ballack scored a penalty in
injury time for Bayern Munich, which is home next week in the second leg
of the total-goal series.
"To get two and give us a two-goal cushion was great," Lampard said.
"We're a little disappointed. In the last minute we switched off and they
scored."
In Milan, Stam scored in first-half injury time and Shevchencko, in his
first game since fracturing a cheekbone 6 1/2 weeks earlier, got a goal in
the 74th. Both came on headers off passes from Andrea Pirlo.
"It was a difficult match for me after a long absence," said
Shevchenko, the 2004 European player of the year. "It's a good result but
we must not feel safe."
Before the goals, AC Milan goalkeeper Dida made
saves on a curling free kick
by Inter's Sinisa Mihajlovic and a diagonal
shot
by Julio Ricardo
Cruz.
AC Milan eliminated Inter from the semifinals in 2003 and went on
to win its sixth Champions Cup title.
A 52-year-old Inter fan died at San Siro stadium during the first half
of the quarterfinal match. The Italian news agency ANSA reported that the
man apparently suffered a stroke.
On Tuesday, Liverpool beat visiting Juventus of Turin 2-1 and PSV
Eindhoven gained a 1-1 tie at Lyon.
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-04-07 09:00
