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It was not too long ago that Mauricio Pochettino suggested that he needed to make memories at Chelsea to forge his bond with the club. Tuesday evening might have offered a true opportunity to begin falling in love.
The Blues boss could not help but raise his arms aloft and begin walking across the pitch before turning to hug a procession of coaching staff, and club captain Reece James who had been seated behind those in the dugout along with the likes of Marcus Bettinelli, Romeo Lavia, Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell and Lesley Ugochukwu. That group too wasted little time dashing to find their teammates and in particular Djordje Petrovic, in spite of their ailments.
An equaliser in stoppage time combined with a penalty shootout win, will certainly live long in the memory. Particularly if Chelsea can take advantage of the opportunity they have earned to find success in the Carabao Cup.
football.london looks at the talking points to arise from a dramatic evening.
The Stamford Bridge clash in many ways could not have been more different than Chelsea's 4-1 defeat to Newcastle at St James' Park in November. There were concerning moments in the build up to Callum Wilson's opening strike, and discipline threatened to cause issues once again with Levi Colwill and Moises Caicedo both maybe fortunate to not see red.
However, for the most part Chelsea remained composed and pressed on in search of their goal. Opportunities were hard to come by, but the Blues pressed on and improved in the second period despite being a goal behind. In defeat to Newcastle, the latter 45 minutes saw the west London side capitulate.
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