League Match: Real Madrid 0-1 Chelsea; Didier Drogba silenced the fans at the Bernabeu in Real Madrid’s season opener.
The Chelsea offense dominated most of the game, but the strong Real Madrid defense held the Blues to only 3 shots. Real Madrid also sported a strong 22 tackles resulting in 2 yellow cards.
Several breaks by Van Nistelrooy and Rafael Van Der Vaart were the only hopes for Real’s offense, but Petr Cech earned the clean sheet-having 3 break away saves.