Highlights: Chelsea held to a 1-1 draw by Schalke

Schalke’s Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scores the equaliser against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bundesliga club Schalke at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

Cesc Fabregas scored his first goal for Chelsea after signing for the club this summer. But Netherands forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar equalized in the second half to deny the Blues all three points.

Jose Mourinho started with Didier Drogba up front instead of the in-form Diego Costa. And as they searched for the winner, both Costa and Loic Remy were brought in with 16 minutes left. But Schalke held on for the draw in the end.

The German club have never beaten Chelsea and this wsa also the first time that Schalke had scored against them. The draw leaves all four teams with one point apiece after Sporting drew with Maribor.

Chelsea 1-0 Schalke: Fabregas (11’)

The first goal came in controversial circumstances as Fabregas appeared to foul Max Meyer to win the ball. Eden hazard collected the loose ball and made his way into the box with Fabregas overlapping him. Once the defender was drawn to Hazard, he slipped in a back heel pass to Fabregas who finished first time, although Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann got a hand to it.

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Chelsea 1-1 Schalke: Huntelaar (62’)

However, Schalke scored in the second half with a quick counter-attack that leveled the score. Fabregas was the culprit as he lost the ball in midfield while looking for a foul that wasn’t given. Julian Draxler came away with the ball and skipped past the challenges of Ramires and Branislav Ivanovic before finding Huntelaar on the left.

The Dutch forward then moved the ball to his right foot before firing in a low shot from the edge of the box and into the bottom left corner.