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Article: Chelsea ride luck after Anelka's classy strike APOEL NICOSIA 0 CHELSEA 1 Anelka 18
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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Angry though he was at Chelsea's performance, Carlo Ancelotti
reflected, as he pondered his old club Milan's home defeat to FC
Zurich last night, that there are worse things than playing badly
and winning. "I'm sad, but it shows there are no easy games in the
Champions League," he said. However, this tepid performance, coming
after Saturday's surrender at Wigan, has worried him, especially
with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Ahead, and seemingly cruising after Nicolas Anelka's 18th-minute
goal, Chelsea gradually lost control of this tie against eager but
limited opposition. But for a sharp save from Petr Cech and some
poor finishing by the Cypriot champions, they would have been ...