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Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League last-16 second-leg clash between Chelsea and Napoli at Stamford Bridge - Chelsea have to overhaul a 3-1 deficit against the Italians, a steep challenge indeed.

Champions League / Last 16
Stamford Bridge / 14.03.2012
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Aggregate score 5-4
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Reda Maher

Updated 14/03/2012 at 22:23 GMT


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Finally, can I remind you that we have a live webchat with former Chelsea and England full-back Tony Dorigo tomorrow afternoon. You ask your questions - from now if you like - and he will answer them from 1pm UK time on Thursday.
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Thanks for joining me tonight. That was a lot of fun, unless you're a Napoli supporter. I was disappointed with Edinson Cavani tonight - he went missing for the visitors, who were sloppy at the back. To continue the chat, you can find me on Twitter
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A late spell of Napoli pressure sees Ramires clear, Drogba has it now and that is it! Di Matteo goes mental and they celebrate on the pitch! Chelsea are in the quarter-finals after a remarkable 4-1 win at the Bridge!
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Two minutes of time added on to extra-time. Cavani strays offside.
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Malouda on the left, acres of space and Drogba is free! The pass is perfect but Drogba, with time to take it down, mis-hits his volley well wide!
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Late free-kick for Napoli - could we have some drama at the Bridge? Not initially as Drogba heads it away. Now Ramires can release Torres but overhits it.
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Terry is bellowing instructions from the sidelines. He's having a fine game as manager.
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Clever Pandev flick on but Luiz - who has had a fine game, for once - intercepts and clears. Then Pandev has a crack but he sends a weak shot well wide. That was more Georgi Hristov than Darko Panchev.
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Lampard and Drogba are fancying this free-kick. Drogba puts it into the wall, the block lands for Lampard on the right but he fouls Cavani who was back defending. Howls from the home fans as De Sanctis takes the kick from the wrong place.
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Campagnaro leaves Drogba in a heap on the edge of the box, this time it was a foul but Drog is milking it: the defender, meanwhile, is booked for his over-enthusiastic arm.
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Drogba with a superb driving run down the left, cut back for Ramires but his shot is blocked by Cannavaro. On the break Lavezzi almost releases Pandev, who made a super run, but the Argentine's pass is too long.
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Malouda does well to earn a free-kick to Chelsea down the left. They'll take their sweet time over this.
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Before some pseudo-ultra in an overpriced Geneva bedsit jumps down my throat, yes, I would like Drogba to have been booked for simulation earlier. But you can't win them all. Free-kick wasted, Napoli clear.
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Inler's turn to take a dive, under a Drogba challenge, but the ref doesn't buy this one. Torres, meanwhile, runs away down the right and draws a foul from Inler, who is booked. Karma.
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NAPOLI SUB: Vargas, who likes to run with the ball, comes on for Aronica. 4-4-2 it is then.
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Drogba goes down holding his face after a slide tackle with Aronica - fella didn't touch him! Poor from Drogba.
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Ramires with a fine turn on the right, super pass inside to Torres who is some way out and shoots but saved by De Sanctis!
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Free-kick to Napoli again on the left. They won't just fade away! Remember - they hit six in their last match!
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Free-kick Napoli as Chelsea are going at them from the restart. Fraught. Pandev is on for Napoli by the way, Hamsik off.
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The second half of extra-time kicks off. This cannot go to penalties now, as either Chelsea win or Napoli do on away goals.