Chelsea march on despite defeat

Fernando Torres' UEFA Europa League hot streak continued as Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals despite a 3-2 defeat in their quarter-final second leg with Rubin Kazan at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Torres, who scored twice in the 3-1 first-leg ...

Rubin Kazan fought back bravely to claim a 3-2 win against Chelsea in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal, but couldn't do enough to prevent the European champions from progressing 5-4 on aggregate. Fernando Torres and Victor Moses ...

BERNE The much-maligned Europa League threw up a bumper mix of goals, controversy and defensive blunders on Thursday as Chelsea, Benfica and Fenerbahce won by two-goal margins at home and Basel held Tottenham Hotspur. Hosts Tottenham, the only ...

By Andy Jalil at Stamford Bridge — A double strike by Fernando Torres has put Chelsea in control of the quarterfinal tie going into the second leg next week in Moscow against Rubin Kazan. In freezing temperature which would have suited the ...

FERNANDO TORRES was sitting down on the job for half of his two-goal demolition of Rubin Kazan. Fernando Torres looked back at his best with two goals last night But it was enough for Chelsea to plant one foot in the semi-finals of the Europa ...

Rafa Benitez's rotation policy is an indication of how far John Terry's stock has fallen, argues Eurosport's Tom Adams. By Tom Adams at Stamford Bridge - on Twitter @tomEurosport | Eurosport 8 minutes ago Email 0 Share 0 Tweet 0 Eurosport - ...

The ball is crossed by Gokdeniz Karadeniz, clearance by John Terry. 76:47 Pablo Orbaiz takes the direct free kick. 76:47 Substitution Substitution Emboaba Oscar is brought on as a substitute for Juan Mata. 76:47 Booking Booking Yossi Benayoun ...

A brace from Fernando Torres helped Chelsea establish a commanding 3-1 advantage from the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal with Rubin Kazan at Stamford Bridge. Sponsorship Link Torres and Victor Moses had put Chelsea 2-0 up inside the ...