Chelsea score, but Mourinho still needs the killer instinct

Galatasaray still in with a chance, but at least the Blues managed to find the net

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Galatasaray 1 Chelsea 1. Finally, an English club managed to score a Champions League goal but Fernando Torres' strike for Chelsea was later cancelled out by a goal from Aurelien Chedjou, leaving the tie in the balance ahead of the second leg at Stamford Bridge on 18 March.

Earlier in the week Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was caught complaining about the quality of his strikers, and his criticism appeared justified as the Blues failed to put to bed a tie they dominated in the first 45 minutes.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.