Referee Martin Atkinson incited shock after the restart when he judged that Mata’s effort had bypassed a crowd on the line and gone in, though Spurs’ anger lifted a little when Bale slotted home shortly after.

A late treble for the Blues, though – Ramires’ finish after beating the offside trap and a fantastic free-kick strike from Frank Lampard before Florent Malouda’s last-gasp fifth – ensured their advancement to face Liverpool next month.

Harry Redknapp surprised some by keeping faith in former Blue Carlo Cudicini as his preferred FA Cup goalkeeper, while Van der Vaart, Emmanuel Adebayor, Scott Parker and William Gallas all also came in after Spurs’ loss to Norwich City.

Chelsea, meanwhile, opted for Drogba up front with Fernando Torres a substitute as David Luiz and Ashley Cole returned to the defence, replacing Gary Cahill and Ryan Bertrand.

The game started on a sour note as a pocket of Chelsea fans jeered during a pre-match minute’s silence in memory of those who died at the Hillsborough disaster as well as Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini.

Once underway, the game started slowly. Drogba had an early chance when he peeled away from his marker chasing a long ball, but mistimed his attempted volley in the box.

Both teams looked cagey but Chelsea needed some great defending when Lampard’s decisive slide tackle robbed Parker in the box.

There was a nervy moment for Spurs in the 26th minute when Chelsea broke forward, Salomon Kalou seizing the ball from Kyle Walker and splitting the defence but Juan Mata, alone in the box, was outpaced slightly by the pass and Cudicini collected safely from his fleeting touch.

Kalou was again involved shortly after when he delivered a nagging cross from the left. Drogba rose to meet it but Ledley King intervened to divert it out.

Spurs nearly took the lead on 36 minutes, however. Lennon received the ball in the box near the right-hand post but spied Van der Vaart advancing from the penalty spot and dinked a short-range cross, but the Dutchman’s header, past Petr Cech, met Terry on the line, whose knee kept it out.

If Adebayor had got a similar touch with his knee when he lunged to meet a stunning cross from the right from Van der Vaart, it might again have been 1-0, but as it was the delivery bypassed both he and Cech before coming back off the post.

And Spurs’ failure to capitalise was punished when Drogba struck. Out of nothing, the striker received the ball with his back to goal. He seemed to be heading away from danger when he touched it to the left, but instead swivelled around Gallas and hammered it left-footed past the helpless Cudicini.

After the break, Chelsea pushed for a second. Drogba battled in the box but reluctantly allowed Mata to strike when his touch fell better for the Spaniard – Cudicini, though, saved well low to his left.

Controversy struck a moment later, though, as an almighty scramble in the box saw players pile up along the line and Mata get a shot into the melee. From some distance away, referee Atkinson ruled that it crossed the line, but television replays appeared inconclusive whilst Spurs protested.

Tottenham, though, got back into it within five minutes. Adebayor powered through the centre and Cech rushed forward to meet him. The keeper brought the Togolese down clearly but was spared a red card as Bale was on hand to knock it into the net. Luiz, seemingly badly hurt tussling with Adebayor in the build-up, was then instantly replaced by Cahill.

After that explosion of events a brief lull came. King was on hand in the Chelsea box some time after, rising for a Van der Vaart corner, but his header was diverted just wide.

Spurs then rued that block when Ramires made it 3-1 in the 77th minute. Walker’s deep position allowed Mata to dink the ball forward for the advanced Ramires without fear of offside, the pass picking him out perfectly, and the Brazilian promptly buried it.

The tie seemed confirmed in swift fashion thereafter. A desperate, farfetched penalty shout for a Cahill handball was followed by a free-kick for Chelsea at the other end. Lampard stepped up to fire it into the corner from range, a fine hit in keeping with his all-time best.

Tempers flared in stoppage time, with Parker needing restraining by team-mates in reaction to a John Obi Mikel kick, but substitute Malouda confirmed the rout by finishing between Cudicini’s legs following a Mata assist.

If Everton manage to win, and City manage to get three point’s as well, they’ll finish with the same number of point’s like Citizens, which will be very dangerous for Carlo Anchelotti’s future.

Everton managed to win at home agains’t Manchester City after losing 0-1.

The disease in London around the situation of Joe Cole grows, a very important player that, nevertheless, there is lost protagonism during the last times in the Chelsea from the arrival of Car it Ancelotti. Knowing that mediapunta finishes contract in July of this year, several clubs have drilled to him. But still it lacked to know if the club of Stamford Bridge would move or card not to retain to him.

And already there is official answer on the matter. Ray Wilkins, attending trainer of Ancelotti, confirmed to BBC Radio 5 Live that the Chelsea tries “that Joe Cole remains”.

“We have been, obvious, in diñalogo with him during months and now it is very evident that Car it and I want that Joe remains. But now it will be necessary to see what is what the club can do on the matter”, slid Wilkins, remembering that Joe could decide to leave like free agent and to accept some of the important supplies that it has on the table. The club that fiche would not have to pay crossing to him by him. And between the interested ones they are Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham, nothing less.

“We wished, sincerely, that Joe remains with us. He is a charming boy, a great soccer player, and we will cross the fingers hoping that everything comes out well”, pointed Wilkins.

In the last weeks he had myself been speculating whereupon the Chelsea would not move card to remain with Cole, but it would look for another player of his characteristics in the market, like the Israeli of the Liverpool, Yossi Benayoun. You can try your luck with online sports betting, what do you think it will happen.

Ancelotti has instead argued about a possible interest of Chelsea for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, en-route to Barcelona. The rumors have followed after a meeting in Miami between the player and the former Milan coach: “It was casual and we have not discussed the market, this warrant. And you know why because if one has the striker Drogba has made 37 goals, tell me why should someone else try? “. The stagnation that hit the Italian market seems to have extended to England:” I spend only Manchester City – says Ancelotti – Mancini is equipping a squadron. You get: Kolarov and will also Dzeko.

Does it Mesut Özil from the tranquil city of Bremen to London? The playmaker of the DFB-Elf is said to have present an offer from Chelsea.

After his strong performance against Australia the interest of the English master, and no wonder. In addition to the Blues will also Arsenal, Manchester City and Inter Milan their probe after the 21-year-olds have stretched. He has, however, until 2011 contract with Werder Bremen, but before the World Cup there was no more extension, although this had been in the interest of the Hanseatic League.

Daily Mail speaks of 24 million offer

Now Mail will be received an offer of 24 million euros from the Stamford Bridge on the River Weser, according to the British Daily. Özil could the ex-club Ballack the hole that gapes on the numeric position hold.

According to the Daily Mail, the Blues are planning to shatter the British transfer record to bring the Spain international to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Manchester City and Barcelona are also rumoured to be attempting to capitalise on the current turmoil at Anfield.

Manager of six years, Rafael Benitez, left the club by mutual consent last Thursday and was instrumental in tempting the 26-year-old goal-getter to Anfield in the first place for £21 million in July 2007.

No doubt this particular transfer saga will rumble on all summer, but Chelsea are reportedly confident that the Reds will be happy to cash-in on the player given the fact they are £350m in the red.

The main obstacle facing Chelsea is the fact that Torres is hot property across Europe and can cherry-pick his eventual destination if he chooses to leave Merseyside.

Chelsea’s crucial advantage over Premier League rivals Manchester City though in any such Torres transfer, is the fact that they can offer Champions League football next season. However, Torres himself would perhaps prefer a return to Spain and Barcelona.

Torres himself has remained tight-lipped about his future, stating only that he will decide his future after the World Cup.

Yet unless Liverpool quickly secure new ownership and a transfer kitty that allows them to compete with the Premier League’s leading lights, many believe Torres and other stars such as Steven Gerrard could jump ship this summer. (Source)

They were superiors: “The Inter played a very good, strong party in defense, well in the counterattack, and we did not play as we wanted. So the Inter deserved to happen and is necessary to congratulate to them”.

The game of the Chelsea: “I believe that we played better in the first time, but in the second we were not able to maintain the rate and we did not play as we wanted. They exerted certain pressure on our center of the field and that has brought about many difficulties to play”.

It has been a terrible year and it continues getting worse as you advance the days. John Terry, captain of the Chelsea, that lately has been `pillado’ while made money to secretly teach Stamford Bridge, that has seen like its father was stopped by drug possession and that been has surrounded in affair sexual with the woman of an ex- companion (Wayne Bridge), has become to surpass after running over a fan.

The London power station carried out a new incident when coming out of Stamford Bridge after to be eliminated the Chelsea in eighth of end of Champions League. Terry left to the steering wheel of its own vehicle, accompanied by its wife and after crowding several fans to his around, the player accelerated the car without doubting it and, in addition, he as quickly as possible escaped in spite of to have taken ahead to one of his fans.

According to the English sources, Terry did not pause after the upsetting, left in the ground the London fan and it did not help him of any way, which can bring serious problems to him with justice. The fan, without serious wounds, is outside all danger.

PERSONAL & TACTICS

Inter Milan muster in the attack Samuel Eto’o, Diego Milito and Goran Pandev. Behind it producer Wesley Sneijder drew its circles. Esteban Cambiasso and Thiago Motta completed the centre zone of the Italians. In the Viererkette accumulated Maicon, Samuel, Lucio and Javier Zanetti, Keeper Julio César stood likewise again in the starting eleven.

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti surprised with his list: It decided for an employment of Yuri Zhirkov in the starting eleven. Ricardo Carvalho had to take place in the reserve bank. In the centre zone Lampard, John Obi Mikel and Michael Ballack, the Angriffstrio played franc formed Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba.

PLAY PROCESS 1ST HALF

Not least José Mourinhos return to the Stamford Bridge heated the emotions up on Tuesday evening, but also the pure fight for the introduction into champions the League quarter final. Chelsea London had the allegedly worse maps in the replay against inter Milan, after the first leg was lost with 1:2.

But, and like that it was in the first leg, the play already already offered particularly in the first 45 minutes hardly considerable actions. Chelsea London became stronger with the continuation of the first half time, while the efforts of the Italians concentrated on defending and on lying in wait counter-chances, which flowed however usually in an offside position.

A distance shot of Michael Ballack (11.), which was simultaneous also the best action of the German national team captain in the first half time, and two smaller actions of Drogba (41.) and Malouda (26.) provided at least in the beginning for the breath of a danger. Inter Milan came only once before the gate of Chelseas conclusion man RossTurnball, as an aggressor Samuel Eto´o (33.) surprisingly got the ball on his head, but this purposefully in the opposing gate to accommodate could not.

PLAY PROCESS 2ND HALF

With a 0:0 both crews went to the weaker sort into the cab. The play tilted after the page overflow toward inter Milan, which more ball possession did not only have, but also to the better chances came. To the eighth final play it was not missing however also further at speed, also an regulatory and flowing play river was to be recognized.

To the Stamford Bridge it stood also after scarcely one hour still 2:1 for inter Milan, with which the result from the first leg was meant. Chelsea needed the important hit to the 1:0, but on the lawn the Italians continued to increase: Diego Milito (64.) a strong bullethole possibility, by not meeting the ball correctly, assigned to Goran Pandev had four minutes before the guidance hit on the foot, before Thiago Motta (70.) with an header failed.

Chelsea London did not undertake efforts to turn the first leg result with its own gate in the replay. And like that it was an ingenious moment in the 78. Minute, for which interaggressor set Samuel Eto’o in scene, at the edge – however completely correctly seen – of the offside obtained the arrow-fast Kameruner the 1:0 for the series A-club. Eto’o let the along-traveled interfollowers be jubilant, because the quarter final was at this time nearly perfect. At the latest after the red map against Didier Drogba (86.), which let itself hinreißen to a footstep against Motta, was the round of the last sixteen for the Londoner terminated.

KEY PLAYER & – SCENES

Chelsea London expressed, simply, too few made. „The Blues “came only shortly before the break whistle to its feared pressure. After the break tea the heads of the household became ever weaker. They did not have ideas and had the Italians logically also struck to give oneself.

PLAYER OF THE PLAY

Interior defender Lucio was with inter Milan the dominating man in the defensive. It stood out from not always safe May countries a defensive and carried against the Chelsea aggressors great work out. At its side also Maicon made a good portion. The two interplayers were the best ones.

ARBITRATOR: Wolfgang strong – note: 5

The German arbitrator did not make a good impression in the first half time. Strong attached great importance to international hardness, but in two situations quite already in former times the first yellow map could have shown, if not even must! Besides it came to two argued eleven-meter situations, which Wolfgang’s would probably have had to bring to strong in a case to the Strafstoß. After the page overflow did not let the impartial maps any longer so easily put, even if he missed it, to refer Florent Malouda with the yellow red map of the place.

Note: The evaluation scale is enough as with the play note of one point (grottenschlecht) until ten points (world class).

PLAY NOTE: 5.5

It was not a soccer game for gourmets. Only in the second 45 minutes the portion became better, without being hochklassig thereby. Unfortunately there were few gate chances, but too many false passports on both sides only.

STATISTICS

After strong season start Diego Milito slipped around the turn of the year into the Castrol of ranking. With important hits, like its 1:0 in champions the League first leg against the Londoner, he climbed now good 111. Rank and has thereby altogether 683 points on its account.

RESULT

Inter Milan has itself earns the ticket for champions the League quarter final secured. The Italians did not play themselves under any circumstances outstandingly, compiled however the better gate chances. Chelsea disappointed on whole line.

After goal in opening of Alex and the par of former Parker, us the better Drogba wants in order to give to the Blues the three points. In the middle of the doppietta of the ivoriano, there is space also for Malouda.

The afternoon does not give many satisfactions to the Aston Villa, than pareggia without to mark on the difficult field of the Stoke City. In key salvation, instead, fundamental victories for Bolton (4-0 in house on the Wigan) and Wolves (in transfer on the field of the Burnley). Birmingham and Everton esibisono in a par-show to St. Andrews.