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Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Filipe Luis, Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Remy… Subs: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ake, Salah, Solanke, Drogba /// Maribor: Handanovic, Stojanovic, Rajcevic, Suler, Mejac, Viler, Mertelj, Filipovic, Bohar, Tavares, Ibraimi.

Champions League / Group Stage
Stamford Bridge / 21.10.2014
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    The Editorial Team

    Updated 21/10/2014 at 20:36 GMT


    53'
    The Maribor fans are still in good voice. To be fair, they have come a long way. It’s a 16 hour 27 minute trip by car. One way. Ouch.
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    WHAT A CHANCE! Hazard plays a delightful one-two with Drogba, but – with the keeper preparing to pick the ball out of his net for the fourth time – the Belgian bottles a trick. Oh dear. He sinks down on both knees and cries out in anguish.
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    50'
    Maribor have started brightly in this second period. The Slovenians are camped in the far right corner and are playing some decent stuff.
    49'
    Here's a picture of a pre-injured Remy from tonight's clash. If that doesn't make you feel like you're at the match...
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    48'
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    CHANCE! Drogba pushes his feet into the turf, rises into the sky and thumps a header at goal… Handanovic holds well with a swarm of blue shirts praying for a mistake.
    47'
    Chelsea force an early corner after solid work from Hazard. Drogba slaps his palms together to gee the lads up.
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    We're back!
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    Oh, Didier! The lumbering striker wins the ball back inside the opposition penalty area before attempting a silly back-heel. That won’t please his manager. What will please Mourinho, however, is the half-time score. Chelsea lead 3-0 at the break.
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    Just the one added minute.
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    WHAT A MISS! Hazard weaves down the right flank and delivers a low cross into the mixer. Handanovic’s palms the ball into the path of Ivanovic… How’s he turned that over? He was about four yards from goal!
    43'
    Ivanovic’s header floats dangerously towards the Maribor goal. Handanovic adopts a Superman stance to fly through a packed penalty area and punch clear.
    42'
    Roy Hodgson is in the crowd tonight. Sadly for the England gaffer, Gary Cahill is on the bench and John Terry is retired from international duty. Still, it’s a free ticket.
    41'
    OUCH! Agim Ibraimi barges into Terry needlessly, causing the Chelsea skipper to hit the deck and stay down. After a small delay, the defender is back on his feet and taking a mental note of his opponent’s number. Expect revenge.
    40'
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    CLOSE! Matic’s cross from the byline flicks off an opponent’s boot, into the London sky and over the keeper… Cleared off the line! Hazard shoots straight at Handanovic from the follow up.
    39'
    Another Drogba cross from the right flank yields a corner. Chelsea pressing for a fourth.
    38'
    Drogba clips a high ball into the penalty area which takes forever to come down. Good news, Maribor fans: your side dealt with the danger this time.
    37'
    An eerie silence has descended on Stamford Bridge. It’s already game over and both teams are playing like they know it.
    36'
    Cech is probably hoping for a chance to prove himself tonight. Just one save that makes the highlights montage would do the trick. But Maribor don’t look up to even doing that.
    35'
    Oh dear. Petar Stojanovic lashes a bouncing ball into the crowd. That’s two match balls now knocking about in that end of the stadium.
    34'
    Maribor ease the pressure with a spell of possession at the back. They look so open in defence. This could finish seven or eight.