Gol Cepat Eto`o dan Cahill Antar Chelsea Tekuk Galatasaray
Eto`o Early Strike and Cahill Blast Send Mourinho´s Men Marching into Quarter Finals
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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London (B2B) - Gol Samuel Eto´o dan Gary Cahill memastikan Chelsea melaju ke perempatfinal Liga Champions usai menghentikan laju Galatasaray 2-0 (agregat 3-1) pada leg kedua 16 besar Liga Champions di Stamford Bridge, Rabu dini hari.
Chelsea mencetak gol cepat pada menit ke-4 dari pergerakan Samuel Eto´o yang lolos dari jebakan offside setelah memanfaatkan umpan Oscar dari sisi kiri pertahanan Galatasaray.
Pada menit ke-22 Oscar berhasil mengirimkan bola kepada Eden Hazard yang langsung mengoper bola kepada Frank Lampard, sayang sontekkannya melambung tipis di atas gawang Muslera, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
Menit ke-37 Willian nyaris menggandakan keunggulan tuan rumah berkat umpan pendek Eto´o di dalam kotak penalti, namun tendangannya terlalu lemah sehingga mudah ditangkap Muslera.
Pada menit ke-43 pemain bertahan Chelsea, Gary Cahill, sukses menggandakan keunggulan Chelsea usai meneruskan bola sundulan John Terry dari sepak pojok. Skor 2-0 bertahan hingga jeda babak pertama.
Babak kedua kendali permainan berada di tangan Chelsea. Hazard beberapa kali membuat lini pertahanan Galatasaray kerepotan.
Pada menit ke-49 sebuah umpan cantik Hazard kepada Oscar nyaris menjadi gol, namun Felipe Melo berhasil menghadangnya.
Menit ke-51 Willian melepaskan tendangan keras dari luar kotak penalti namun bola sukses ditangkap Muslera, lalu pada menit 66 Felipe Melo kembali menyelamatkan pertahanan Galatasaray usai membendung tendangan Samuel Eto´o.
Empat menit kemudian Lampard melepaskan tendangan keras namun bola berlalu di atas mistar gawang Galatasaray.
Pada menit 87 Fernando Torres yang masuk menggantikan Eto´o hampir menciptakan gol, namun sontekannya sukses ditepis Muslera dan menghasilkan sepak pojok.
Skor 2-0 tidak berubah berubah dan Chelsea melaju ke perempat final Liga Champions dengan agregat 3-1.
Livescore mencatat penguasaan bola kedua tim imbang 50 banding 50 persen namun Chelsea sukses melepaskan sepuluh tembakan on target sementara Galatasaray hanya satu kali.
London - Samuel Eto´o and Gary Cahill scored first half goals as Chelsea turned in a dominant performance to beat Galatasaray 2-0 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory on aggregate.
Playing his first game at Chelsea since his last kick for the Blues won a penalty shootout with Bayern Munich in the final two years ago, Drogba received a warm welcome from the home fans.
But Eto´o quickly stole the spotlight, opening the scoring from a tight angle in the fourth minute. Cahill doubled the lead from close range in the 42nd.
Drogba looked a shadow of his former self and did not have a single clear-cut chance. But both his manager Roberto Mancini and his former coach Jose Mourinho jumped to his defense.
All eyes were on Drogba as he entered the pitch to start his warm-up at a nearly empty stadium. The Ivory Coast forward did not change his usual routine, touching the grass and crossing himself before joining his teammates.
After being lured from Marseille by Mourinho, Drogba scored 157 goals in 341 appearances for the London club between 2004-12 and was voted the greatest player in the club´s history.
As teams entered the pitch before kickoff, Drogba pointed a finger towards the Chelsea kop where a banner reading "Drogba Legend" had been unfurled. He then ran to the touchline to give a handshake and a kiss to Mourinho.
Though the spotlight was on Drogba, Eto´o soon gave Chelsea a perfect start to the game. Eden Hazard linked up well with Oscar to release the ball for the Cameroon striker, who fired past goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
Wesley Sneijder struggled to build any attacks from midfield for the visitors, while Eto´o created further danger from the right flank before his attempted cut-back was blocked by defenders.
Drogba then tried his luck from the edge of the box but his acrobatic volley ended well over the bar in a moment that summed up his return to his former club.
Toying with defenders with his usual frenzied pace and dribbles, Hazard produced another stellar performance for Chelsea. The Belgium playmaker was behind nearly all his side´s attacks and his relentless efforts made it a tiring night for the Galatasaray defense.
