Drogba woe in Chelsea draw

The Ivory Coast striker was carried off on a stretcher with an apparent knee injury early in the second half.

Despite Frank Lampard's best efforts, Chelsea could not break down the resilient Cluj rearguard - and the battling Romanian double winners were good value for their draw.

Cluj are enjoying a dream debut season in the Champions League, having opened their campaign with a 2-1 win over Roma a fortnight ago, and they now sit level with Chelsea on top of Group A.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's unbeaten record as Chelsea manager now stands at nine matches - but the Brazilian will wait anxiously for the results of Drogba's x-rays.

Drogba was in the early stages of his comeback from a knee injury, thought to be unrelated to his problem on Wednesday night, and any lengthy absence would leave Chelsea short of options up front.

Chelsea are already without Joe Cole and Deco - while at the back, Ricard Carvalho is sidelined for another fortnight and Ashley Cole missed out with lower back pain.

Lampard was trying to conjure something up for Chelsea. Jose Bosingwa was a regular target down the right flank, but Cluj covered him well.

Nicolas Anelka was sent on in place of Kalou at half-time as Chelsea switched to two up front and immediately looked more dangerous. But Chelsea's change in formation did not last long.

Drogba threw himself at a wicked low cross from Florent Malouda but appeared to damage his knee in the challenge with Andre Souza and was carried off just before the hour. Chelsea had to switch back to their original formation with Juliano Belletti - who played the holding role in Chelsea's recent Carling Cup win at Portsmouth, employed wide on the right.