yedekler: aljaž cotman (gk), marko šuler, dare vršič, dejan trajkovski
teknik direktör: ante šimundža (svn)
chelsea: petr Čech (gk), branislav ivanović, filipe luís (dk. 56 ramires), cesc fàbregas, kurt zouma, eden hazard, didier drogba, andré schürrle (dk. 46 oscar), nemanja matić, willian (dk. 46 diego costa), john terry (c)
yedekler: thibaut courtois (gk), mohamed salah, gary cahill, césar azpilicueta
handanovič helps maribor to chelsea draw published: wednesday 5 november 2014, 22.44cet nk maribor 1-1 chelsea fc jasmin handanovič saved eden hazard's late penalty as the slovenian champions, who had led through agim ıbraimi, earned a valuable group g point.
• maribor earn third 1-1 draw in group g against leaders chelsea • agim ıbraimi gives slovenian champions the lead with superb lob (50) • nemanja matić brings chelsea level (73) • jasmin handanovič saves eden hazard's late penalty to earn maribor draw • next games: sporting v maribor, schalke v chelsea (25 november)
nk maribor survived a late scare to hold group g leaders chelsea fc to a draw in a dramatic evening in slovenia.
the home side, beaten 6-0 at stamford bridge last time out, took the lead through agim ıbraimi five minutes after half-time, although hopes of a famous victory were dashed when nemanja matić levelled. ıt looked as if maribor would be left with nothing when eden hazard won a late penalty, but the belgian's spot kick was blocked by jasmin handanovič to earn maribor their point.
the goalkeeper had been involved from the start, dealing smartly with didier drogba's shot. the home side were not without an early threat of their own, however, kurt zouma blocking both tavares' shot and sintayehu sallalich's follow-up effort, before ıbraimi fired a free-kick over.
drogba then threatened from a chelsea set piece only to find handanovič well positioned, the goalkeeper also denying hazard after andré schürrle had shot past the post.
chelsea introduced diego costa and oscar at half-time and a breakthrough duly arrived – at the other end. mitja viler sent in a cross and zouma's header reached only ıbraimi, all alone on the edge of the box. he calmly steadied himself and lobbed petr Čech for a shock lead.
costa might have quickly equalised after hazard had found him in the area, but steered over. ınstead it was maribor who came closest to the game's second goal, aleksander rajčevič missing the target from a corner before luka zahovič was left unmarked at the far post to meet another viler cross only to blaze into the crowd.
buoyed by that escape, chelsea came again. costa out-muscled peter stojanovič but again his aim was wayward, while drogba and oscar both missed the target. the pressure was mounting, however, and it told with 17 minutes left, matić touching in at the far post after john terry had flicked on cesc fàbregas' right-wing corner.
handanovič made superb stops from hazard and costa but – after tavares had spurned a great chance at the other end – it looked like the goalkeeper's efforts would count for nothing when viler was penalised for a challenge on hazard in the 85th minute. ınstead, he dived to his left to block the penalty and ensure maribor were not left empty handed.
