Chelsea continued their improvement under Avram Grant as they cruised to a 2-0 win over Schalke 04 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Chelsea are now on a four-match winning run and stretched their unbeaten streak under Grant to six matches.

Malouda put Avram Grant's side in front inside four minutes when his left-foot strike squirmed through the legs of embarrassed German keeper Manuel Neuer.

Drogba made the game safe two minutes into the second half when he dived to flick home Paolo Ferreira's's cross.

Although the Londoners thoroughly deserved their victory, Schalke could count themselves unlucky on two counts.

The Germans seemed to have a perfectly good goal disallowed for offside in the first half when Carlos Grossmueller slid the ball in from close range despite being level with the last defender.

Soren Larson was closest for injury-hit Schalke when he headed against a post.

However, Chelsea will be delighted with three points which puts them a long way to the final 16 of the Champions League.