Chelsea cruise through as Drogba homecoming falls flat


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 19 Mar 2014

Chelsea's Eden Hazard controls the ball during their Champions League soccer match against Galatasaray at Stamford Bridge in London March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea cruised into the Champions League last eight with a 2-0 win over toothlesss Galatasaray on Tuesday for a 3-1 aggregate success as Didier Drogba's Stamford Bridge homecoming turned out to be a damp squib.

First-half goals by Samuel Eto'o and Gary Cahill effectively settled the tie and Chelsea then smothered the match with Frank Lampard offering a tireless midfield screen and their John Terry-led defence in total command.

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