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Rafa Benitez, the Chelsea manager, called the win a “massive result” for the club as the edged closer to securing the Champions' League qualification he was tasked with delivering (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

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Spain international says he will be at the Bernabeu next season

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After the game the Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas said his team's chase for a Champions' League place now “depends on [the] results of our rivals” (Getty Images)

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'Everybody knows who will be here' says interim-manager

John Terry and Frank Lampard in training; Jose Mourinho

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