Chelsea catwalked from fourth
group game while jeering Champions league failure Sporting Lisbon in a 3-1 win
on Wednesday. The Blues, whose unbeaten run was undone by 2-1 loss to
Newscastle on Saturday, debutted 18-year-old Ruben Loftus-Cheek while sending
Willian, John Terry and Eden Hazard off to a necessary "holiday".
Cesc Fabregas slid in the opening goal at 8th minute following a dumb foul by
Ricardo Esgaio. Andre Schurrle, following first-team return, heightened
Sporting's tension with a second Chelsea goal achieved with a low right-foot
tip. Sporting attempted comeback on 50 minutes with Jonathan Silva's
chest-down-and-touch goal. But Mikel Obi worsened Lisbon's dilemma with a
net-breakng use of Fabregas' free-kick. As Sporting Lisbon bids farewell to the
Champions league like fellow failure and bottom-kisser Liverpool, the Blues
proceed to the knockout stages.
Wilfried Bony has completed his big-money move from Swansea to Premier League champions Manchester City.The Ivorian striker, who is on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, joins Manuel Pellegrini's side for an nitial fee in the region of £25million with another £3m inadd-ons over four years. Bony, 26, has agreed a four-and-a-half year deal. He willwear the No 14 shirt worn previously by Javi Garcia. 'It’s a great feeling for me, it’s a big honour to be here and it’s a great challenge,' said Bony.

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