Wow, Chelsea trembled for a few minutes at the end of their second-leg encounter against Benfica, not even to mention looking shaky for most of the match.
Cech had a great save at the start of the second half, too, by the way.
Frank Lampard scored from the penalty spot to put Chelsea 2-0 up on aggregate, but Benfica had to score two to be sure of advancing anyway.
And they did get one, albeit somewhat luckily, in the 85th, through the man responsible for causing Lampard's penalty.
But, as Benfica kept pouring forward, Meireles netted another one for Chelsea, in injury time, at the end of a smart counter-attack.
Benfica's defense is just not as sturdy as it should be for this stage of the Champions League, that's a definite conclusion from the overall Chelsea - Benfica match-up.
Now, Chelsea is going to face Barcelona, though, and that would be much, much harder.
See highlights here.
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