Ba's turn to shine as never-say-die Chelsea prevail again


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014

Paris St Germain's goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu (L) fails to catch the ball as Chelsea's Demba Ba scores the first goal for the team during their Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match against Paris St Germain at Stamford Bridge in London, April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

LONDON (Reuters) - A week after bemoaning his lack of lethal strikers, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho had all three of them on the pitch at the end of their 2-0 win over Paris St Germain with the least celebrated of the trio emerging as the ultimate hero.

Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres and Demba Ba had only scored 23 goals between them in 48 matches in all competitions this season before Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg ended with Ba's late strike putting Chelsea in the semi-finals for the seventh time in 11 seasons.

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