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Chelsea sailed through to the Champions League quarter-finals with a confident display against Galatasaray but who were the stand out performers on the night?
Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring with a smart low finish and Gary Cahill added a second just before halftime.
Cahill and John Terry were solid at the back all night long for the Blues and gave Didier Drogba and his Galatararay teammates nothing.
Frank Lampard rolled back the years with a dominant performance in midfield and the trio of attackers, Willian, Eden Hazard and Oscar, in front of him all contributed well.
But who was the best of the bunch?
Check out our ratings below...
Show all 11 1 /11Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Petr Cech 6/10 Had next to nothing to do all night long for Chelsea and in truth anyone could have done his job on the night. Galatasaray having only one shot on target all game shows the extent of Cech’s requirement. Saved well from Drogba’s effort on as simple a Champions League night as a ‘keeper could wish for.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Cesar Azpilicueta 7 Helped down the wing without be a major threat and was kept honest by Drogba in defence. Did well to cope with the strength with of Drogba though and never looked in trouble.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Gary Cahill 9 Rifled home Chelsea’s second from three yards out by being in the right place at the right time from Terry’s saved header and was never going to miss. Defended with confidence and ease along side Terry.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings John Terry 9 Dealt with everything that Galatasaray could muster with ease and could have got on the score sheet with well-connected volley that went just over. Set up Cahill’s goal with a strong header from the corner on great night of the Chelsea captain.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Branislav Ivanovic 6 Was a threat down going forward without ever looking in trouble defensively. Steady display all round. Booked for blocking off Drogba.
Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Frank Lampard 8 Ran the midfield for Chelsea in a very controlled and mature performance showing all his experience. Picked off tackles and showed full range of passing. Set up Willian who might have scored and had some decent half chances himself that in years gone by might have found the net.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Ramires 7 Caught early on in his already injured face and looked shaken up a bit after but put in a strong performance in Chelsea’s engine room. Broke up play well and his strong running helped start attacks.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Willian 7 (Kalas, 93) The least effective of Chelsea’s attacking midfield trio but still put in a good shift. Had a couple of decent efforts on goal but neither drew too much effort from the Galatasaray goalkeeper. Pacey all night long and gave Chelsea good width but not at his best.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Eden Hazard 8 Linked up well with Oscar all night long and looked a real threat with his pace and trickery. Touch over-elaborate at times but performed well and had the beating of Galatasaray defenders throughout.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Oscar 9 (Schürrle, 82) Looked tricky and skilful all night long and had the numbers of several Galatasaray players. Set up Eto’o for the opening goal with a perfectly timed pass and won the corner for the second goal but not giving up on Lampard’s over hit ball. Booked a touch unfairly for tackle on Selcuk Inan but a good night all round for the Brazilian.
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Chelsea 2 Galatasaray 0: Player Ratings Samuel Eto'o 7 (Torres, 85) Put any Chelsea nerves to bed with just three minutes gone after staying onside well and firing low past Muslera to open the scoring. Found chances relatively hard to come by afterwards though but still linked up well with the attacking midfielders and held up the ball well.
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