Porto Prised Apart : Chelsea 1 Porto 0

A well-taken second-half goal by Nicolas Anelka gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Porto in their opening Champions League Group D clash at a rain-sodden Stamford Bridge.
The Frenchman struck three minutes into the second half but Chelsea had some nervous moments in the closing stages as Porto pushed hard for an equaliser before having Fernando sent off in injury time for a second caution. The last time Chelsea were in European action here, their hearts were broken by Barcelona's last-gasp equaliser in the second leg of last season's semi-final.
Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa were suspended on Tuesday following their rants about the referee in that encounter.
The hosts seemed to miss Drogba in the first half as strike duo Anelka and Salomon Kalou flitted in and around the box without really establishing a presence.
Florent Malouda fired one effort over the bar while Helton saved an early Frank Lampard header as Chelsea struggled to turn their midfield passing into attacking openings.
Porto looked the more dangerous side in the first half, breaking quickly and keeping John Terry and his defence on their toes in conditions made awkward by torrential rain.
Fredy Guarin headed over the bar and, in injury time, Raul Meireles popped a tame header straight at keeper Petr Cech when presented with the best chance of the first half.
Things changed within three minutes of the restart as a Kalou flick sent Anelka through on goal. His initial shot was parried by Helton but the Frenchman reacted smartly to force in the rebound from a tight angle.
The diving Helton did well to save a Kalou header after an hour while Branislav Ivanovic thundered a header inches over from the resulting corner.
Chelsea could not find the second goal, however, and memories of Andres Iniesta's injury-time strike for Barcelona began to emerge as some sloppy play offered the visitors too many sights of goal.
The Chelsea defence, though, stood firm to get off to a sound start in a group that also includes Atletico Madrid and Apoel Nicosia.
Having reached the semi-finals five times in the last six campaigns, new Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti hopes this will be the season the Blues finally get over the line to win the trophy that owner Roman Abramovich so desperately wants.