Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League tie against Galatasaray remains in the balance after Fernando Torres’ early away goal was cancelled out in a 1-1 draw.

The other three English sides in the last 16 had suffered demoralising 2-0 first-leg defeats, but it took Chelsea just nine minutes to break the deadlock in Turkey as Galatasaray’s defence was pulled out of position by a swift attack and Torres tucked in a simple finish from Cesar Azpilicueta’s cut-back.

However, Chelsea could not make the most of their first-half dominance and Galatasaray battled back to equalise thanks to Aurelien Chedjou in the 64th minute, setting up an intriguing return match at Stamford Bridge next month.