CHELSEA blew the chance to put one foot in the Champions League knockout stage last night but their failure to beat Genk was overshadowed by another racism storm for the beleaguered club.

John Terry started on the bench for Chelsea’s Champions League clash in Genk on the night the Metropolitan Police confirmed they had launched a formal investigation into allegations he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

FERNANDO TORRES sent another message of intent to Chelsea’s rivals last night as he showed he has recovered his hunger for goals in the Blues’ rout of hapless Genk.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas chose to rest captain John Terry for tonight’s Champions League Group E match against Genk at Stamford Bridge.