Ross Barkley missed a late penalty as Chelsea s Champions League campaign under Frank Lampard began with a 1-0 loss to Valencia in Group H.
Valencia s off-the-field issues have overshadowed their on-field exploits since Marcelino s sacking last week, but Albert Celades side bounced back from their 5-2 defeat to Barcelona with a resilient performance at Stamford Bridge.
With Jasper Cillessen in fine form and Mason Mount s injury having compounded Chelsea s frustrations, the Blues frailties were exposed once more when Rodrigo Moreno prodded in Dani Parejo s free-kick with16 minutes remaining.
VAR came to Chelsea s rescue when the referee decided to award the hosts a spot-kick for a Daniel Wass handball, but substitute Barkley who overruled Willian to take th…