X reacts as Chelsea overcome penalty nonsense to beat Leicester in FA Cup
The magic of the FA Cup is a somewhat overused trope, but this weekend's action has delivered nothing short of nostalgic brilliance.
It started with Coventry City's upset at Wolves on Saturday and while Manchester City's victory over Newcastle was more expected, the third quarter-final between Chelsea and Leicester provided so much drama that it's almost impossible to know where to start.
That said, we'll give it a go. With the help of X — formerly known as Twitter — here's how social media reacted to Chelsea's 4-2 win over Leicester.
It all started so swimmingly for Chelsea against Leicester, who beat the Blues in the 2021 FA Cup final and are plotting promotion back to the Premier League after suffering relegation last season.
An unlikely goalscorer got proceedings underway in the 13th minute as Marc Cucurella arrived at the back post to tap in Nicolas Jackson's pass across the box.
Cucurella settled the nerves for Chelsea early on, with his first ever FA Cup goal!
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