Chelsea 1 Roma 0

John Terry's winner ensured Chelsea moved three points clear in the group and remained in a strong position to progress.

Although the hosts couldn't manage the same flowing football that was so evident against Middlesbrough four days ago, it is the hard faught three points that pleases Scolari the most.

The Blues boss said: "The most important thing today was our result. We have one more game at home and we needed three points tonight.

"Sometimes 1-0 is more important than 5-0 because you have to respect the other team"

Terry scored the decisive goal 12 minutes from time as Roma's strong resilience finally caved in. Terry got on the end of Lampard's corner to header past keeper Doni at the near post.

Roma's intentions were clear from the start when they failed to name a reconised front man in their starting line up, relying on Francesco Totti to lead the line.

Although Chelsea pushed forward, looking to attack they found it hard to penetrate Roma's backline with Lampard's free kick the closest the hosts came in the first half as it hit the post.

The game saw a return to the starting line up for Petr Cech, Ricardo Carvalho and Deco who will all be hoping to feature at the weekend against Liverpool.

Chelsea Team: Cech, Bosingwa, Terry, Carvalho, Bridge, Kalou (Di Santo 77), Lampard, Mikel, Malouda (Belletti 46), Deco, Anelka (Ferreira 90).
Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Ivanovic, Alex, Stoch.

Roma Team: Doni, Cicinho, Panucci, Mexes, Riise (Tonetto 82), De Rossi, Brighi, Aquilani (Perrotta 60), Taddei (Menez 81), Totti, Vucinic.
Subs Not Used: Artur, Loria, Montella, Okaka Chuka.