Genk 1-1 Chelsea: David Luiz penalty miss proves costly as Jelle Vossen equaliser ensures Blues still have work to do

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Opener | Ramires lashes in Chelsea's goal but they would be pegged back

The hosts came out for the second period fired up and ready to take the game to Chelsea and get them back into the game and two chances within a minute lifted the spirits of the home support.

Six minutes into the half, Tozser played a neat ball into the impressive De Bruyne inside the penalty area, but his shot was easily saved by Cech in the Chelsea goal.

A minute later the Czech goalkeeper was called into action again, this time an excellent run from Vanden Borre ended with a pass into Kennedy Mwanganga in the penalty area. He let the ball come across his body but as he got his shot away it was saved by Cech who had spread himself to deny the striker.

The visitors were withstanding the pressure well and they looked to take the sting out of the Genk attacks with a second goal but their chances were easy for Koteles to handle. Torres could have done better with a header from a Malouda corner and Meireles sent a long distance strike straight down the throat of the keeper.

However Chelsea’s attempts to ease the pressure were in vain as the hosts got their first Champions League goal to level through Vossen. De Bruyne and Fabien Camus combined down the left, before the midfielder fired in a low cross into the penalty area and it was Vossen who got on the end of the cross and he fired into the back of the net.

Genk were now applying serious pressure and Villas Boas showed his concern with the introduction of Lampard, Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge for the disappointing Nicolas Anelka, Oriol Romeu and goalscorer Ramires

Chelsea had a great chance to retake the lead in the 74th minute through Meireles. Malouda worked himself into a good position to deliver a cross to the Portuguese international but he could only head the ball straight at Koteles who saved easily.

The changes made by Villas-Boas were beginning to have an impact on the game as Sturridge and Lampard combined to create a brilliant opportunity for the midfielder. Sturridge raced clear down the Chelsea right before firing a low cross into the six-yard box but Lampard was unable to turn the ball into the net from three yards with the goal at his mercy.

As the game entered the final 10 minutes Chelsea were back in the ascendancy and pushing for a winning goal, and the man at the centre of everything was the substitute Sturridge. The youngster fired a long-range shot towards goal but Koteles was again equal to it and denied the striker.

Another substitute, the hosts' Anthony Limbombe, nearly sent the home crowd crazy with a great late chance. De Bruyne set the striker clear down the left side of the penalty area but his low shot was well dealt with by Cech.

Chelsea thought they were going to steal the victory in the closing minutes but they had to watch in agony as Malouda's chip over Koteles was cleared off the line as the hosts hung on for a famous point.