Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Chelsea player ratings: Was Willian or Cesc Fabregas the star man for Jose Mourinho's side?

Chelsea mostly comfortable in a 4-0 win in Israel

Tom Sheen
Tuesday 24 November 2015 17:47 EST
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Chelsea's Champions League fate will go to the final group game after an unconvincing 4-0 win over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv earned successive victories for the first time in two months.

Porto's home loss to Dynamo Kiev means progression from Group G is by no means certain for Chelsea, who beat Norwich last Saturday and host Jose Mourinho's former side in Europe on December 9.

A draw should be enough for the Blues to advance to the knockout stages.

Gary Cahill scored from a corner and former Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim was shown a straight red card before half-time for a wild kick at Diego Costa, who had an altercation with Mourinho at the interval.

Willian added a free-kick strike - his sixth set-piece goal of the season - Oscar headed in a third and Kurt Zouma a fourth at Haifa's Sammy Ofer Stadium to put a gloss on the scoreline.

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