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The more you stack the odds against this Chelsea team, the better they seem to like it. Down to 10 men before half-time, they saw off opponents who had taken what seemed to be an impregnable 2-0 lead on the night. When Lionel Messi struck a penalty against the crossbar and then hit a post, they must have felt their hard work was about to be rewarded.
Now Robert Di Matteo's squad will travel to Munich to contest the final without four of their leading figures, all of whom committed the indiscretions that will cost them an appearance on the biggest night of the season. But if the remaining players can produce another performance like this, and continue to ride their luck, Roman Abramovich could finally be seeing the fulfilment of the dream that lured him into...
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