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The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: "Chelsea entered the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a purposefulness that almost suggested the defence of the trophy was their priority. The victors were probably more intent on recovering confidence after consecutive defeats in other competitions. It was, in a sense, to their advantage that Stoke City should demand the best of them."

The Times, Frank Praverman: "John Terry scored one and set up the other to send Chelsea through to the last four of the FA Cup. The deposed England captain has rarely been out of the spotlight over the past month due to alleagtions about his private life. But today he was hitting the headlines for all the right reasons."

Official Chelsea FC Website: "Fresh from England action at Wembley, Frank Lampard and John Terry made sure they will be returning there soon by firing Chelsea into the semi-final of the FA Cup."

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The Observer, Paul Wilson: "Of all the preposterous and fanciful predictions that were made before this match, everything from handshake boycotts to Wayne Bridge coming on as a substitute after two minutes, none featured Chelsea finishing with nine men and being comfortably beaten by Manchester City."

Sunday Telegraph, Jeremy Wilson: "No handshake from Wayne Bridge and no points for Chelsea. All in all, it was a truly a miserable afternoon for John Terry. This 4-2 defeat against Manchester City was also Chelsea’s first home loss of the season and a result which leaves both Manchester United and Arsenal in reach of the Premier League leaders with only 10 matches remaining."

The Times, Duncan Castles: "Let’s do as John Terry keeps telling us he wants to do, and concentrate on the football. In his past four ap...

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The Guardian, Kevin McCarra : "There was too much history between José Mourinho and his old club for the last 16 tie to be settled in the first leg. Chelsea, often on the attack, would have merited a draw on a night where they endured disadvantages such as the loss of their goalkeeper Petr Cech to a freak knee injury. To the pleasure of all onlookers, strategy did not check the flow of entertainment. The opening supplied the momentum for the whole evening."

Daily Telegraph, Henry Winter: "A famous figure from the past has thrown a shadow over Chelsea’s future. As San Siro screamed itself hoarse, Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan claimed a first-leg advantage over his old team, although Chelsea returned home with Salomon Kalou’s comforting away goal."

The Times, Matt Hughes: "Inter Milan hold a slender advantage a...

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BBC Sport, Sam Lyon: "Didier Drogba grabbed a brace to take his tally for the season to 25 and extend Chelsea's league lead to four points with a clinical win over Wolves. The Ivory Coast frontman made the most of two rare chances in an unconvincing away display, sliding home his first from Yuri Zhirkov's pin-point cross. He then latched on to Petr Cech's long clearance for his second to wrap it up."

The Observer, Joe Lovejoy: "Chelsea stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a workmanlike victory over relegation-threatened Wolves, who created most of the chances but were undone by two goals from Didier Drogba, taking his total for the season to 25."

Sunday Telegraph, Sandy Macaskill: "Two attempts on target, two goals from Didier Drogba, it was a case of minimum input for maximum reward at...

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The Observer, Amy Lawrence: "Not so long ago, Didier Drogba was the cartoon villain of Stamford Bridge. For anyone not of a Chelsea persuasion, the Ivory Coast striker's penchant for theatrics, for moaning, for sulking, made him difficult to warm to. Now, certainly in the context of some of his less wholesome team-mates, he is nothing but admirable."

Sunday Telegraph, Gerry Cox: "Although it looked ultimately like a comfortable victory for Chelsea against a club who were almost bankrupted last week, Cardiff showed no paucity of grit or effort and for the best part of an hour threatened to upset the cup-holders."

Sunday Times, Jonathan Northcroft: "Of one Cole, too much is exposed. Of another, not enough is being seen. Nude footage of Ashley Cole was sent to the phone of a glamour model and he is unable to explain how it got there...