Chelsea 2-0 Werder Bremen: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 12 September 2006

Result

Chelsea 2-0 Werder Bremen

Champions League · Tuesday 12 September 2006, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Chelsea 2-0 Werder Bremen: match report

Chelsea won against Werder Bremen 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 12 September 2006. The half-time score was 1-0.

Michael Essien opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Michael Essien (24') and Michael Ballack (68', penalty). Werder Bremen did not score.

Discipline: Chelsea received 4 yellow cards; Werder Bremen received 1 yellow card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · Michael EssienChelsea · 1-0
  • 52'Yellow card · John TerryChelsea
  • 61'Yellow card · Frank BaumannWerder Bremen
  • 68'Penalty goal · Michael BallackChelsea · 2-0
  • 70'Yellow card · Didier DrogbaChelsea
  • 82'Yellow card · Frank LampardChelsea
  • 84'Yellow card · Joe ColeChelsea

Team news

Chelsea expected line-up

Damien Duff, William Gallas, John Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Arjen Robben, Petr Čech, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Joe Cole, Claude Makélélé

Werder Bremen line-up

Andreas Reinke, Petri Pasanen, Naldo, Pierre Womé, Frank Baumann, Clemens Fritz, Tim Borowski, Miroslav Klose, Ivan Klasnic, Diego, Torsten Frings