Chelsea's Diego Costa celebrates after scoring a goal against Leicester City during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London, August 23, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Stamford Bridge offered a heartfelt ovation to a returning hero after delivering a hymn of adulation to an emerging one as Chelsea underlined their title intent with a 2-0 win over dogged Leicester City on Saturday.
When Diego Costa came off 10 minutes from time and embraced his illustrious replacement, almost 10 years to the week since Didier Drogba first made his debut for Chelsea, the standing ovation for their beloved Ivorian felt quite emotional.
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