London: Real Madrid was frustrated again by Lyon in the Champions League and held to a 1-1 tie on Tuesday night, but Chelsea put aside their troubles with a 2-0 victory at Copenhagen that moved the Blues closer to the quarterfinals.
Lyon's Bafetimbi Gomis tied the score in the 83rd minute in France, clipping the ball past goalkeeper Iker Casillas after Cris headed on a free kick. Karim Benzema had scored against his former club in the 65th, a minute after replacing Emmanuel Adebayor for visiting Real.
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a post with a free kick in the 49th and Sergio Ramos hit the crossbar a minute later.
The first-leg result in the second round preserved Lyon's unbeaten record in the competition against nine-time champion Real, which has failed to reach the quarterfinals since 2004.
Nicolas Anelka scored twice for Chelsea, which has never won European soccer's top club prize. He intercepted a pass from Jesper Gronkjaer in midfield and drove toward the edge of the penalty area before beating goalkeeper Johan Wiland with a low shot in the 17th minute. Then in the 54th, Anelka scored on a half-volley following a pass from Frank Lampard.
Chelsea was eliminated from the FA Cup on Saturday and is fifth in the Premier League.
"You must be able to move quickly after a bad result. You must continue to stay focused," Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti said.
Ancelotti defended Fernando Torres, who has not scored since he was acquired from Liverpool last month for about $80 million.
"Torres was unlucky he didn't score but had a fantastic game," Ancelotti said.
The second legs of the total-goals series will be played March 16.
In the final first-leg matches Wednesday, defending champion Inter Milan hosts Bayern Munich in a rematch of last year's final and Manchester United is at Marseille.
In first-leg matches last week, Tottenham won 1-0 at AC Milan, Valencia tied visiting Schalke 1-1, Arsenal won 2-1 at home against Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk won 3-2 at Roma.
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