Drogba injured in Chelsea win

Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 at Ferencvaros on Sunday, but suffered
an injury scare to Didier Drogba in Budapest.
Ramires and Cesc Fabregas got on the scoresheet in the second half after
Zoltan Gera broke the deadlock, but Jose Mourinho was left with plenty to
ponder just over a week away from their first Premier League fixture of the
new campaign.
In a game being played to celebrate the opening of the impressive Groupama
Arena, Mourinho named a strong starting line-up for his side’s penultimate
pre-season friendly, with Drogba partnered with Fernando Torres up front.
There was room for two youngsters, as teenage defenders Andreas
Christensen and Kurt Zouma featured alongside close-season signing Filipe
Luis and Cesar Azpilicueta in the rearguard ahead of Petr Cech, but the
midfield was packed with proven performers, including World Cup winner
Andre Schurrle.
The vociferous home crowd were on their feet when Attila Busai sneaked in
at the far post early on, but he was ruled offside before firing over the bar,
while at the other end, Drogba and Schurrle forced saves from Denes Dibusz.
It was the locals making all the noise again after 17 minutes, though, when
former West Brom and Fulham midfielder Gera finished off a fine cross from
the right with a clinical close-range volley that gave Cech no chance.
Drogba then had to receive treatment after falling awkwardly when
challenging for a high ball into the box and the striker’s night was over when
he worryingly hobbled off after 27 minutes, to be replaced by Oscar.
Zouma did well to head clear another dangerous cross in from the right wing,
while Schurrle was narrowly wide with a free-kick for Chelsea after Willian
had been clumsily felled on the edge of the area, but Ferencvaros remained
1-0 in front at the break.
Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, Mohamed Salah, Fabregas and Diego Costa
came on for the visitors at half-time, but Ferencvaros started the second
period brightly and should have doubled their advantage when a cut-back
from the right went through two totally unmarked attackers six yards out.
Chelsea made the hosts pay for that error after 51 minutes when Ramires
fired in a thundering shot from the edge of the area that flew over the
outstretched arm of Dibusz and into the top corner of the net.
Cahill then had a header saved from a Fabregas corner and Oscar was only
denied by a last-ditch tackle after dribbling through the Ferencvaros defence
as Chelsea upped the tempo.
There was another near-miss when Cahill headed against the inside of the
post and Ivanovic just failed to get to the rebound, while substitute Eden
Hazard almost set up Oscar.
The winner finally came with nine minutes remaining when Fabregas dribbled
past two defenders and coolly slotted home.
Fabregas had a chance to add another, but glanced his close-range header
wide after great work from Victor Moses down the right and Costa missed
another gilt-edged opening when shooting wide with just the keeper to beat.
Chelsea will complete their preparations for next Monday’s Premier League
trip to Burnley by hosting Real Sociedad on Tuesday night.