Source: Daily_Mail
Lucio shines for Inter as Mourinho's side dump Chelsea out of Europe
INTER'S SUPER HEROES Lucio was the Incredible Hulk attempting eight tackles andsuccessfully completing 87.5 per cent. The Brazil captain clearly hadDidier Drogba rattled and he tops the Champions League tackles tablewith 45 so far this season. [LNB]Samuel Eto'o was once again an Ice Man infront of goal. The striker had three chances on goal and struck thewinner with one. That's 22 goals in 58 Champions League appearances forthe 29-year-old.[LNB]Defenders on top: Inter Milan's Maicon[LNB]CASE FOR THE DEFENCE Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho was keen to keep a clean sheet andthe Italians secured it playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, with a SouthAmerican back seven - Julio Cesar; Maicon (right), Lucio, Samuel,Zanetti; Cambiasso and Thiago Motta. That's three Argentinians, fourBrazilians and no Italians! Didn't football used to look to that partof the world for flair to supplement Europe's defensive discipline? Notany longer, it seems. [LNB]NO SPECIAL RESERVE Jose Mourinho was impeccably behaved for the first 25 minutes butwas soon on his feet lecturing the linesman. The Special One, who hasbeen priced at 10-1 to return to the Bridge as Chelsea boss byLadbrokes, said he wouldn't celebrate any goals but he allowed himselfa little fist-pump on the touchline after Samuel Eto'o struck thewinner. But, puff, he was away down the tunnel before the finalwhistle. [LNB]GAME'S GLOBAL REACHSky Sports quite rightly talked up this game's big-matchcredentials... We were informed that 350million people were watchingthe action from Stamford Bridge, with the live feed available in everycountry on the planet. That's a hell of a lot of people tuning in towatch Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea's Serbia star, put in anotherindustrious shift at right back. And he's actually a centre half! [LNB][LNB]FANCY SEEING YOU HERE Fancy seeing you here: Injured Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole [LNB]A displeased looking Ashley Cole was pictured in the stands lastnight (left). The injured England full back, recovering from breakinghis left ankle against Everton last month, was forced to watch YuriZhirkov fill in at left back. Perhaps Cole had spotted the home side'svulnerability down the left - Jose Mourinho had. He pushed Samuel Eto'owide right and Inter began bombarding Zhrikov with high balls. [LNB]NEVER MIND, ROMAN Chelsea may have perished, but owner Roman Abramovich's old pals atCSKA Moscow won 2-1 at Sevilla (3-2 on aggregate) to join Man Utd,Arsenal, Lyon and Bayern Munich in the last eight. Barca play Stuttgart(1-1) and Bordeaux host Olympiacos (1-0) tonight. Abramovich's Sibneftfirm used to sponsor CSKA and his close friend Yevgeny Giner is theRussian club's president.[LNB] Lucio's king of the jungle: Roaring Chelsea power show by a Brazilian beastChelsea 0 Inter Milan 1: Samuel Eto'o strike ensures Jose Mourinho's Stamford Bridge return is special one as Blues dumped out of EuropeNICK METCALFE: Chelsea get it all wrong with battle cry to fans...Deco handed Corinthians lifeline as Chelsea star pleads for Brazil moveCHELSEA FC NEWS FROM NEWS ACROSS THE WEB [LNB]. [LNB] [LNB]
