Chelsea vs Maribor player ratings: Cesc Fabregas? Eden Hazard? Didier Drogba? Who was the star of the show at Stamford Bridge?
Chelsea 6 Maribor 0
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Your support makes all the difference.Jose Mourinho's men ran riot against their Slovenian opponents, but who was their best player during a game Chelsea won 6-0?
Chelsea took the lead after 13 minutes when Loic Remy turned and fired home from the edge of the box. The Frenchman injured himself in the scoring of the goal, but his replacement Didier Drogba soon got on the scoresheet as he doubled Chelsea’s advantage from the penalty spot with 23 minutes gone.
Things got even better for Chelsea eight minutes later when John Terry sprinted forward from his own area and got on the end of Cesc Fabregas’s cross to tap home from close range.
The second half was all about Eden Hazard – the Belgian forced Mitja Viler into an own goal with a low cross after 54 minutes and then scored two himself. The first was a 77th minute penalty after Branislav Ivanovic had been fouled, and the second was a wonderful effort in stoppage time as he wriggled away from a couple of defenders and fired home into the back of the net.
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