Three goals inside the last 10 minutes made the win look more comfortable that it was but a powerful second-half display saw the Blues safely through the third round for the 14th year in a row...
Having taken the lead through a Didier Drogba penalty, it is a bad end to 2011 as Aston Villa level only minutes later before scoring twice late in the game...
Juan Mata gave his side the lead early in the second half but the Blues had to settle for a third draw in a row as Fulham were allowed to equalise soon after before hanging on as shots rained in....
Daniel Sturridge's ninth goal of the season, a quality strike in the second half, was not enough to maintain the winning run as the home side were allowed to equalise late on.
Having gone behind less than two minutes into the game, Chelsea might have crumbled but we did anything but, Raul Meireles levelling and Frank Lampard scoring a penalty winner late in the game...
What was all the fuss about? Chelsea are through to the last 16 of the Champions League after a brilliant home win, with goals courtesy of a Didier Drogba pair and Ramires. And to top it off, we topped the group...
