Chelsea are looking like ending their Champions League group campaign on a high after taking a 2-0 lead in at half time against Sporting Lisbon at Stamford Bridge.
Goals from Cesc Fabregas and Andre Schurrle have put the Blues in a commanding position at the break as they bounced back from Saturday's defeat to Newcastle United with an impressive 45 minutes.
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Spain international Fabregas was handed the chance to give his side the lead from the penalty spot after eight minutes thanks to a foul on Filipe Luis.
Fabregas made no mistake from 12 yards before Germany international Schurrle doubled the advantage shortly after.
Schurrle managed to find some space on the edge of the box and the former Bayer Leverkusen forward curled an effort beyond Rui Patricio into the bottom corner.
Nemanja Matic should have made it 3-0 on the half-hour mark but he somehow missed the target when well placed inside the area.
Paul Gorst
