Balotelli inspires Liverpool, Chelsea tame Shrews


By ToDavis
  • Football
  • Wednesday, 29 Oct 2014

Chelsea's Didier Drogba (4th L) celebrates his goal against Shrewsbury Town with team mates during their League Cup fourth round soccer match at Greenhous Meadow in Shrewsbury, central England October 28, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

LONDON (Reuters) - Mario Balotelli enjoyed a rare moment of ecstasy in a Liverpool shirt by inspiring a 2-1 win over Swansea City in the League Cup on Tuesday while Chelsea had to call for reinforcements to see off Shrewsbury Town.

On a night when Premier League West Bromwich Albion were dumped out by second tier Bournemouth, both Liverpool and Chelsea flirted with danger before reaching the quarter-finals.

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