Chelsea dismantled Group E whipping boys Nordsjaelland and Fernando Torres broke his goal-scoring duck, but it wasn’t enough to see them through to the Last 16 of the Champions League.
The Blues knew prior to kick off that their Champions League fate was out of their hands, needing to beat Nordsjaelland themselves whilst hoping for a Shakhtar win over Juventus. Chelsea did their part by hammering the Danish Champions but in the end, Juventus prevailed 1-0 in Donetsk to send them crashing out of the competition.
Chelsea are now left with the unenviable statistic of becoming the first ever defending Champions to exit the competition at the group stages, and will now contest the Europa League.
Just seven months ago, Chelsea won the Champions League against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, and that victory must seem an age away now for their fans. Nordsjaelland, bottom of the Group with just one point,...
The Blues knew prior to kick off that their Champions League fate was out of their hands, needing to beat Nordsjaelland themselves whilst hoping for a Shakhtar win over Juventus. Chelsea did their part by hammering the Danish Champions but in the end, Juventus prevailed 1-0 in Donetsk to send them crashing out of the competition.
Chelsea are now left with the unenviable statistic of becoming the first ever defending Champions to exit the competition at the group stages, and will now contest the Europa League.
Just seven months ago, Chelsea won the Champions League against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, and that victory must seem an age away now for their fans. Nordsjaelland, bottom of the Group with just one point,...
- 12/5/2012
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
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