Chelsea thought they were headed to Stamford Bridge in good shape, with a nice result. They were losing going into stoppage time, but they were only down one goal, and had an away goal too. Zlatan Ibrahimovic left injured and will face a serious fight to make the second leg. It was going well ... and then ‘El Flaco’ happened.
Javier Pastore breaks some ankles, demoralizes Chelsea
Good lord, Javier Pastore.
Javier Pastore, the stage is yours.
The things that Pastore does here are nuts, and the first part of the move is even better than the ending. Cesar Azpilicueta’s had a great season for Chelsea and doesn’t get beaten one-on-one very often, but Pastore beats him so badly that he ends up sitting down. Then he holds off Frank Lampard and creates enough space for a shot, which isn’t easy either. John Terry’s standing still, too afraid to make a tackle. And even though Pastore shoots low and to the near post, he does it too quickly for Petr Cech to react.
Javier Pastore, you win the day. This is amazing.
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