Chelsea came into Tuesday's UEFA Champions League last-16 second-leg against Borussia Dortmund knowing they must defeat the German side to ensure their place in the quarter-finals.
Three weeks ago, Karim Adeyemi's 63rd-minute strike handed the Bundesliga outfit a narrow lead. The Blues were the better side at the Signal Iduna Park with Joao Felix missing a number of opportunities.
Saturday's 1-0 win over Leeds had eased some of the pressure on Potter after a run of six games without victory. And Chelsea started the second-leg as a team in-form and were on the front-foot against Dortmund.
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Kai Havertz had a beautiful goal correctly ruled out for offside before Kalidou Koulibaly mis-kicked a clear cut chance. Despite all the missed chances, Potter's men got themselves level on aggregate in the 43rd minute thanks to Raheem Sterling.
Ben Chilwell's cross from the left fell to his compatriot, who initially miss-kicked the ball, before firing the ball past Alexander Meyer and into the roof of the net. The goal was Sterling's 27th goal in the competition and only his seventh goal for Chelsea.
After the opener, TV cameras caught co-owner Todd Boehly celebrating the goal inside the box within Stamford Bridge. The U.S billionaire was seen high-fiving his companions whilst slightly shaking his head, almost as though to say: 'Finally!'
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