An extra time double from Cesc Fabregas sealed a 4-2 comeback win for Chelsea against a 10-man Leicester in the EFL Cup this morning.
Claudio Ranieri’s men looked to be on their way to the next stage of the competition after Shinji Okazaki forced two goals over the line by the 34th minute. The visitors were far from done, however, with Gary Cahill cutting the deficit before half-time and Cesar Azpilicueta’s rocketing volley leveling the match at 2-2.
Finishing the 90 minutes on the front foot, Marcin Wasilewski’s red card for a challenge on Diego Costa would prove the decisive factor for the Blues, with Cesc Fabregas’ stellar double putting the result beyond doubt early in extra time.
Here are some of the best reactions to come from Twitter after the result:
Fabregas magic tonight #LeiChe #cheslealive
— Parth Doshi (@iparthdoshi) September 20, 2016
I know it’s only the EFL but the fact Fabregas scored was just amazing #LeiChe #EFLCup
— Bethany Nicholson (@Bethanyn_96) September 20, 2016
Great comeback with 2 goals and an assist for the brilliant @cesc4official on his 101st @ChelseaFC appearance!! 💪💪 #LEICHE #EFLCup
— Robbie Cunningham (@rcunningham1997) September 20, 2016
He absolutely loves this club
And we love you back Cesc 💙#FabregasIsMagic #EFLCup #LEICHE #KTBFFH pic.twitter.com/MdMbtv2XGx— Blue Wizard (@joban_patel) September 20, 2016
Poor start but emphatic finish to the game tonight. Come on you super blues!!! #EFLCup #LeiChe
— Dan Murt (@DanMurt1) September 20, 2016
Talk about bottle jobs 😂 #LeiChe
— Ronan Yates (@Ronan_Yates) September 20, 2016
There goes The Quadruple.. #lcfc #LeiChe
— Anthony Davison (@AnthonyCDavison) September 20, 2016
Huge credit to Cesc Fabregas. He really stepped up tonight when it mattered. Surely there is room in the team for him #LEICHE #EFLCup #CFC
— David Patterson (@DPatz13) September 20, 2016
Pleased to see @chalobah get his first Chelsea game and @cesc4official back amongst it. Hope to see more of both in the first team. #LeiChe
— gary_jay (@gary_jay) September 20, 2016
Shabby performance even though we went through. Defence looked fragile all night, missed too many chances. Inefficient #CFC #EFLCup #LeiChe
— Kaushal Shukla (@KasualShukla) September 20, 2016
Oh well… Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup it is then. #LeiChe #LCFC
— Blue Army TV – #LCFC (@bluearmy) September 20, 2016
Goal line technology is the real winner tonight #LeiChe
— Steve Sinyard (@SteveSinyard) September 20, 2016
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