Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea battled back to claim a 3-3 draw with Roma to stay top of Champions League Group C.
Chelsea had surrendered a two-goal lead, through strikes from David Luiz and Hazard, to trail 3-2 with 20 minutes remaining.
Edin Dzeko’s quick-fire double, after fellow former Manchester City man Aleksandar Kolarov’s strike, looked like handing the visitors victory before Hazard headed in an equaliser.
TWEET OF THE MATCH
STAR MAN
Edin Dzeko: Chelsea looked on course for a comfortable victory when Eden Hazard made it 2-0 but Roma – spearheaded by Bosnia and Herzegovina international Dzeko – battled back to take a precious point back to the Italian capital. The striker smashed in a superb second Giallorossi goal before grabbing another with a predatory header from Aleksander Kolarov’s whipped free-kick.
Edin Dzeko scores
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
David Luiz opened the scoring with a sumptuous strike from distance but his goal was eclipsed in the second half by Dzeko.
The former Manchester City man peeled off Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen before connecting perfectly with Federico Fazio’s chipped pass to crash a volley into the roof of Thibaut Courtois’ net and level the contest at 2-2.
DATA POINT
The entertaining draw was the first time a team managed by Antonio Conte had conceded three goals in a Champions League match.
RATINGS
Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois: 7 (out of 10)
Cesar Azpilicueta: 5
Andreas Christensen: 5
Gary Cahill: 6
Davide Zappacosta: 6
Cesc Fabregas: 6
David Luiz: 7
Tiemoue Bakayoko: 6
Marcos Alonso: 6
Eden Hazard: 8
Alvaro Morata: 6
Substitutes
Pedro (on for David Luiz, 57): 6
Antonio Rudiger (on for Davide Zappacosta, 77): 5
Willian (on for Eden Hazard, 80): 5
Roma
Alisson: 6
Bruno Peres: 5
Federico Fazio: 7
Juan Jesus: 5
Aleksandar Kolarov: 7
Radja Nainggolan: 7
Maxime Gonalons: 6
Kevin Strootman: 6
Gerson: 5
Diego Perotti: 6
Edin Dzeko: 8
Substitutes
Lorenzo Pellegrini (on for Gerson, 74): 6
Alessandro Florenzi (on for Kevin Strootman, 83): 6
Stephan El Shaarawy (on for Diego Perotti, 88): 5
WHO’S UP NEXT?
Chelsea v Watford (Premier League, October 21)
Torino v Roma (Serie A, October 22)