GOAL!!! Chelsea strike a potentially crucial away goal though Torres, who latches onto a ball over the top by Lampard to lob the ball over the onrushing Ryzhikov. The keeper was in no-man's land there, 25 yeards out.
Chance! Some nice play by Rondon on the right of the bos sees him find Karadeniz Gokdeniz, who pulls it back to Eremenko. The Finnish international sees his shot blocked.
A slightly nervous looping back pass by Ake puts the Blues under a bit of pressure, but they manage to get the ball clear.
Only 10,000 'home' fans are filling the Luzhniki, which has a capacity of almost 80,000. Rubin are being forced to play their matches in Moscow rather than their home town of Kazan, which lies over 800km further east.
The Europa League's second leading scorer Salomon Rondon returns up front for Rubin, in the place of Dyadyun, who went off with an injury in the first leg.
And the Rubin Kazan starting XI: Ryzhikov; Kuzmin, Ansaldi, Navas, Marcano; Orbaiz, Kasaev, Eremenko, Karadeniz, Natcho; Rondón.
Here's the Chelsea team in full: Cech; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Terry, Ferreira; Ake, Lampard; Ramires, Benayoun, Moses; Torres
The Spanish tactician has made a number of changes from Sunday's Premier League win over Sunderland, with the most eye-catching being young Nathan Ake's inclusion in front of Paulo Ferreira on the left flank. The 18-year-old Dutchman is making his first ever start for the club, while Ferreira's appearance at left-back is due to the injuries to Ashley Cole and Ryan Bertrand.
Rafa Benitez's men will be grateful for their two-goal cushion as they make the difficult trip to Russia, but may be looking nervously at that away goal should things not go their way.
I'm Al Hain-Cole, and I'll be keeping you up to date as the Blues look to protect their 3-1 first leg lead in order to book themselves a place in the semi-final.
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