Drogba the destroyer as Chelsea fire early
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JOSE MOURINHO began his latest campaign as he finished the last one - a winner - as his new club Chelsea thrashed French strugglers Paris Saint Germain 3-0 in Paris in their opening match of the tournament on Tuesday.
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With Adrian Mutu embroiled in a drugs scandal, Didier Drogba recovering from an operation and Mateja Kezman looking off-colour, Chelsea have few attacking options as they prepare to host CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.
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Chelsea assistant boss Steve Clarke confirmed that Mateja Kezman was hit by a missile from the crowd as football was shamed for the second time in 24 hours.
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A hat-trick by Ivory Coast international striker Didier Drogba inspired English Premiership champions Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over Levski Sofia in their Champions League group clash.
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Didier Drogba scored twice Tuesday as Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League Group H opener.
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Didier Drogba scored in the 81st minute as Chelsea won 1-0 at Middlesbrough in English soccer&#39;s Premiership to move atop the standings.
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Manchester United took over second place in the English Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea in Chelseaâs first game since the departure of Manager JosÃ© Mourinho. Carlos TÃ©vez and Louis Saha scored to extend Chelseaâs winless streak to four games in all competitions and hand Avram Grant a defeat in his first game in charge.
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Chelsea have been charged with failing to control their players over the fracas that erupted following the sending-off of Mikel John Obi during their 2-0 defeat by Manchester United on Sunday.
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Didier Drogba scores twice as Chelsea extend their lead to 11 points.
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A Didier Drogba double helps Chelsea romp to victory over Paris Saint Germain.
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Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season at the hands of a resolute Man City.
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It was a devilish draw for last season&#39;s near-finalists. Chelsea&#39;s first meeting with Portuguese opposition in European competition would not normally be thunderclap news, but it comes three
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Frank Lampard believes Didier Drogba can do for Chelsea what Thierry Henry has done for Arsenal. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast striker Drogba scored twice as Chelsea opened their Champions
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CHELSEA emerged from the Adrian Mutu drugs controversy to virtually assure its place in the next round of the Champions League yesterday while London rivals Arsenal saw its calamity-prone goalkeeper Jens Lehmann cost it a point.
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Didier Drogba's second league goal of the season finally broke Middlesbrough's resistance as Chelsea spared their fans a third consecutive goalless draw.
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Manchester United add to Chelsea woes by beating their rivals in Avram Grant's first game in charge of the Blues after Jose Mourinho's exit.
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Didier Drogba scored a hat trick in Chelsea's 3-1 win at Levski Sofia on Wednesday, and FC Barcelona needed a late equalizer to tie 1-1 at Werder Bremen in the Champions League.