Chelsea back on track thanks to Ramires

Chelsea got their Champions League campaign up and running at the second attempt with a 4-0 win away to Romanian champions Steaua Bucharest.

Stunned 2-1 by Basel at Stamford Bridge in their opening game, Chelsea were eager to make up for lost time and the Europa League champions never looked in trouble beneath the closed roof of Bucharest's Arena Nationala.

Ramires broke the deadlock in the 20th minute, with hapless Steaua right-back Daniel Georgievski putting through his own goal on the verge of half-time. Ramires added a third early in the second period, before Frank Lampard's low shot sealed victory in the 90th minute.

"I think the performance was very solid, from the first minute," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. "We always kept control of the game and the result, and I think we played good football, but also with intelligence and maturity.

"I think we are going to do it. I think we are going to qualify. This result today is important because if you don't win, you are a bit under pressure."

The one false note for the visitors, beaten on this ground en route to success in the Europa League last season, was an injury to Fernando Torres, who left the fray after hurting his knee in the 11th minute.