The defending champions Chelsea blew the chance to top the group as they were held to a 3-3 draw against Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg.
MATCH PROCEEDINGS
Chelsea were on the front foot from the get-go and drew first blood at the Gazprom Arena through Timo Werner who had Ross Barkley set him up for an easy opening goal.
The home side, however, fought back in their kitty before the halftime interval to take the lead with Claudinho making the most of being unmarked by the Chelsea players on the post to nod in the equaliser.
Sardar Azmoun got the second as he emerged on top in a one on one with Chelsea shot-stopper Kepa after Malcolm had provided him with the through ball.
Tuchel’s men were back in the game inside the second period and the leveller came from Romelu Lukaku who had his first goal in the Chelsea colours since September.
Lukaku’s strike partner Timo Werner put the Blues ahead with five minutes left to play for but Zenit left it late to secure a well-earned point from the outing.
Substitute Magomed Ozdoev scored a fantastic half volley to salvage a point for his side and deny Chelsea the chance to go top in the group stages.
