Lampard calls for UEFA action against Besiktas

Frank Lampard called on UEFA to take action against Besiktas after Chelsea were subjected to a barrage of missiles from hostile…

Frank Lampard called on UEFA to take action against Besiktas after Chelsea were subjected to a barrage of missiles from hostile Turkish fans during last night's Champions League clash in the AufSchalke Arena.

Chelsea came through to win the group after goals from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and substitute Wayne Bridge gave them a 2-0 victory - sending them into Friday's draw for the last 16 as one of the seeds.

The start of the second half was delayed by eight minutes and the players taken back into the tunnel as fans behind Carlo Cudicini's goal covered part of the pitch with rolls of toilet tissue, and other missiles were hurled at Claudio Ranieri's men.

"The night is soured when things like that happen," said Lampard. "I am sure UEFA have got legislation to deal with this and it is about time they did something about it."

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UEFA switched the game from Istanbul in the interests of safety following recent terrorist attacks there and John Terry compared the experience to playing for England in Turkey in their final Euro 2004 qualifier in October.

"It was pretty similar to Turkey but this was one of the most hostile crowds I have ever played in front of," said defender Terry. "It is not good for football and they should definitely do something about it. It seems to be part of their football and it is not nice but thankfully nobody got hurt.

"They had 50,000 fans here but we went out and did a great job. We knew what to expect and fortunately it didn't affect us at all. When we were taken back into the tunnel we were very focused and ready to go."

"Things were thrown on to the pitch and it was lucky that nobody was hurt. We had bundles of coins coming at us, even in the warm-up.