There is something ominously familiar about Chelsea’s relentless pursuit of silverware, which continues on all four fronts. In José Mourinho’s first season in England, 2004-05, Chelsea led from gun to tape, winning the League Cup in February before wrapping up the Premier League with something to spare in April, and being denied a Champions League final place only by the “ghost goal” that continues to haunt their manager to this day.
A decade later, Mourinho appears intent on staging a repeat. He may view winning the quadruple as an impossible dream, but to judge from the energy and enterprise Chelsea showed in winning this demanding tie, his players will give everything to the pursuit.
Chelsea are certainly doing everything that could be asked of them