Drogba Returns But Chelsea Lose 3-0

Didier Drogba made a first appearance
since re-signing for Chelsea but his side
lost 3-0 to Werder Bremen in Germany.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made his
Blues' debut at the Weserstadion.
The 22-year-old Belgian joined Chelsea
in 2011 but has spent the past three
seasons on loan at Atletico Madrid.

Penalties from Eljero Elia and Felix
Kroos and a header from Ludovic
Obraniak gave the Bundesliga side the
win.
The home side were awarded a penalty
for a John Terry handball and went
ahead when Elia scored from the spot.

Elia then picked out the unmarked
Obraniak and he headed past Courtois
to make it 2-0 before half-time.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho
brought Drogba on for the second half,
the Ivorian's first outing for Chelsea
since their Champions League triumph
over Bayern Munich in 2012.

Eden Hazard and John Obi Mikel also
played their first minutes of pre-season,
with Petr Cech replacing Courtois in
goal for the second half.
Kroos rounded off the victory on 89
minutes, converting from the spot after
Nathan Ake had given away a penalty.


Werder Bremen: Wolf, Garcia,
Caldirola, Galvez, Lukimya, Obraniak,
Fritz, Di Santo, Elia, Junuzovic,
Bartels.

Substitutes: Strebinger, Husic, Makiadi,
Ekici, Hajrovic, Kroos, Kobylanski,
Aycicek.

Chelsea: Courtois, Azpi, Zouma, Terry,
Luis, Van Ginkel, Matic, Salah,
Fabregas, Torres, Costa.

Subs: Cech, Ivanovic, Ake, Hazard,
Mikel, Drogba, Cahill, Chalobah, Baker,
Christensen, Boga, Solanke.