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Chelsea booked their third successive FA Cup semi-final appearance on Saturday with a confident 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough. Romelu Lukaku got the Blues off to the perfect start at the Riverside with a close range finish.
In-form Hakim Ziyech then added his name to the scoresheet with another stunning long-range effort as Thomas Tuchel’s men cruised into the last four - a remarkable achievement considering the immense external noise surrounding Stamford Bridge at the current time. They will now face any of Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Everton, Southampton and Man City as they aim to book another final date come the end of the season.
With that being said, takes a look at how the national media reacted to Chelsea’s victory against Middlesbrough.
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Uncertainty and confusion have made an unwelcome intrusion into Chelsea ’s world but, for the moment at least, they show no signs of encroaching on to the pitch.
As a bewildering raft of prospective buyers waited to learn if they might be handed the keys to Stamford Bridge an amalgam of occasionally ruthless control and measured efficiency propelled Thomas Tuchel’s side into the semi-finals courtesy of goals from Romelu Lukaku and the excellent Hakim Ziyech.
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