2-0: Chelsea, in the quarterfinals without difficulty

For once, Stamford Bridge enjoyed a game without suffering from the Chelsea, who beat this Wednesday 2-0 at blackburn (Championship, the Second English) and sealed its presence in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup, the League Cup.

The set of Mauricio Pochettinowith the goals of Benoit Badiashile and of Raheem Sterlingexceeded the blackburn and secured a place in the draw for the top eight in a competition they have not won since 2015.

The ‘blues’, with precedent lost against Brentford on weekends, they lead the team he leads from start to finish Jon Dahl Tomasson and, after several instances of Reece Jamesthey came first thanks to the baseline entry of Conor Gallaghera terrific clearance by the Rovers goalkeeper and a fine finish inside Badiashile, who celebrated his first minutes since May (hamstring injury) with a goal.

In a match marked by recoveries of Enzo Fernandez in the middle of the field and through the imagination of Cole Palmer in midfield, Sterling He put an end to the rally when, taking advantage of a steal of the first city in front, he enters the area and puts the ball at the far post.

To save the gate to zero, Robert Sanchezmissed the whole game, made a save in the last minute, with a good hand down a shot almost from point-blank range, and avoided 2-1.

There is a little more history in a match that is a mandatory victory for Chelseabecause of the rival entity and the calamity that resulted in falling against the Brentford over the weekend at the same stadium.

He West Ham removed the Arsenal with 3-1. He Liverpool They reached the quarterfinals with a 1-2 draw against Bournemouth. Furthermore, both Everton like Fulham advanced to the quarterfinals, after defeating the ‘Toffees’ Vincent Kompany’s Burnley (3-0) and the ‘Cottagers’ in Town of Ipswich (1-3).