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Scott Trotter

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Things were different at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. When 40k people shout man on, it's a sign of an invested crowd

Thibaut Courtois certainly heard them at his back

kissed the badge come halftime as musical expletives headed in his direction

Chelsea's won't be in the Champions League

Lampard's tactics worked... sort of

Frank Lampard on his team selection tactically: Well, I think when I look at us at the moment, firstly you have to respect the opponent, you have to respect the level of the game and I also have to pick players that I feel are in good shape. It’s up to us how that looks and how we use that offensively and defensively, how we can join in with pace and obviously the wing-backs in the team, shaping up like we did last week, was a part of the game I thought we didn’t use enough last week in the game. When we’re gonna use our system we must have possession of the ball, we must use our wing-backs high up the pitch and then you must join in from midfield to get into the box. I actually think we have the legs and energy in there and also defensively the capacity to deal with one of the most important parts of the pitch with the level of player they have in there

Ashley Cole injects passion

Eden Hazard denied Stamford Bridge moment

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