Hazard secures point as Roma Fought back

Eden Hazard scored his first two goals of the season, but Chelsea were still held to a 3-3 draw by Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Eden Hazard struck with 15 minutes to go in an entertaining 3-3 draw.


Eden Hazard scored his first two goals of the season, but Chelsea were still held to a 3-3 draw by Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Chelsea appeared to be cruising towards a comfortable win after strikes from David Luiz and Hazard, only for Aleksandar Kolarov to pull a goal back for Roma five minutes before half-time. The visitors continued their fightback in the second period as two Edin Dzeko efforts - the second reminiscent of Marco van Basten's famous volley for the Netherlands at Euro 88 - put them in front.

However, Hazard was on hand to rescue a point for the hosts after heading in Pedro's cross 15 minutes from a time, a draw that keeps Chelsea top of Group C at the halfway stage. The visitors were then made to pay for that miss when Chelsea doubled their lead eight minutes before the break, but again their goal was slightly fortunate.

Hazard picked up possession just inside Roma's half, before surging forward and playing a one-two with Alvaro Morata on the edge of the area. The striker then attempted a shot on goal that was deflected straight into Hazard's path, with the Belgian making no mistake for his first goal since the final day of last season.

That two-goal lead was short-lived, though, with Roma halving the deficit less than two mi nutes later when Kolarov's fierce drive from the left edge of the area took a slight deflection off Andreas Christensen, with the ball looping in over a helpless Courtois.