Napoli Draw First Blood...Match report

Napoli ramped up the pressure on Andre Villas-Boas as Chelsea suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash after some kamikaze defending from the Blues.

Juan Mata had given the Premier League side the lead before a brace from the excellent Ezequiel Lavezzi and a smart improvised finish from the equally impressive Edinson Cavani left them facing a significant challenge to progress, but they were largely the architects of their own downfall.
Villas-Boas' men snatched the lead against the run of play in the 27th minute when Mata took full advantage of a shocking blunder from home captain Paolo Cannavaro to side-foot home into the bottom corner.
They should have extended that advantage soon after when David Luiz beat Morgan De Sanctis to Mata's corner but could only head over the bar from six yards, with that miss proving costly as Lavezzi escaped from Raul Meireles all too easily and curled home in superb style from the edge of the box, with Petr Cech only able to get a hand to the ball.
And the Stadio San Paolo erupted when more weak play from Branislav Ivanovic
allowed Cavani to convert Gokhan Inler's cross with his shoulder at the far post in added time at the end of the first half.
There was no improvement in the standard of defending from either side following the interval, with Luiz culpable in the 65th minute, gifting possession to Cavani after Hugo Compagnaro's pass out of defence, and he rolled the ball across the box for Lavezzi to fire home.
Villas-Boas may also come under fire for not starting with Frank Lampard or Michael Essien in what is regarded one of the most hostile atmospheres in Europe.
Indeed, the cacophonous Napoli fans, swirling wind and driving rain gave the whole occasion an almost apocalyptic feel.