Chelsea 3 Olympiakos 0 (agg 3-0): Chelsea eased through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Olympiakos at Stamford Bridge.  After a scoreless away leg the Londoners just needed a home win and immediately set about their task with a sixth minute goal from Michael Ballack.

Frank Lampard then tapped in the rebound after the German midfielder's 26th minute shot was parried by Greek goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis, before Salomon Kalou added a third three minutes after the break.

Despite away wins over Werder Bremen and Lazio in this season's competition the Greek side looked well off the pace set by Avram Grant's side and after Ballack headed home Lampard's cross their fate appeared sealed, though there task of securing an away goal to qualify had not changed.

The only negative aspect of the evening was the news of goalkeeper Petr Cech picking up an injury and missing the game. Initial reports were of an ankle  complaint, and Grant revealed it would need a scan.

Carlo Cudicini, Cech's replacement, could not have chosen a better game to step in for Grant's first-choice stopper. He barely touched the ball in the first 45 minutes.

The hosts had already offered an early warning when Kalou slipped Ashley Cole through and the full-back drove in the a low cross that had to be cleared by Julio Cesar.

It mattered little, though, as Ballack grabbed the opener from the throw. Lampard took a touch on the flank to steady himself for a cross then found Ballack at the near post, who planted his header beyond Nikopolidis.

It was his fifth goal of the season, his first in the Champions League campaign after getting brought back into the European squad for the knockout stages.

Didier Drogba could have doubled the lead after midfielder Cole skipped down the left and found the Ivory Coast striker, but the finish was too high.

Claude Makelele, encouraged by the crowd to add to his two Chelsea goals, also shot from long distance but Nikopolidis saved easily.

Darko Kovacevic looked as toothless as he was during his unsuccessful spell at Sheffield Wednesday in the mid-1990s before he went on prove himself in Spain.

He was not helped by a lack of support. Their one moment of promise in the first half, when Vassilis Torosidis crossed from the right, came to nothing as his ball eluded Predrag Djordjevic.

Chelsea's second came in the 25th minute, with the role of provider and goalscorer reversed from the opener.

Makelele won a header on the edge of the area after a corner was not cleared, Terry then nodded towards Ballack beyond the Olympiacos defence. Ballack's finish was parried by Nikopolidis and Lampard tapped in the rebound.

The hosts started the second half as they had the first, with Lampard getting a shot blocked two minutes after the restart.

From the corner, taken by Lampard, Kalou stabbed in from close range after Drogba and Carvalho failed to get contact on their efforts.

Now in total cruise control, Grant's men should have added another when Kalou played Lampard through but the England midfielder screwed his shot wide.

Leonardo and Fernando Belluschi were brought on to give a different edge to the Olympiacos attack, with the latter forcing a save from Cudicini with a free-kick. It was their first shot of the game, after an hour, and the stand-in stopper did not have to move to keep the ball out.

Drogba was sent through at the other end and had the ball in the net, but the assistant referee had flagged for offside.

Belluschi also struck the bar and Cudicini was required to make a double save from a free-kick, but it would have not mattered.