Thursday 29th November

Champions League: Rosenborg 0 - 4 Chelsea

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Match reports

The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: "The Champions League was supposed to have done away with mismatches like this. Chelsea won Group B at a canter last night, ripping a floundering Rosenborg to shreds and ensuring that, when this competition resumes for the knockout phase, they will be paired with a runner-up rather than a group winner. Avram Grant's conviction that a first European Cup can be secured in Moscow in May remains unswayed."

The Times, Matt Hughes: "With a typically powerful demonstration of his art, [Drogba] fired Chelsea into the knockout phase as group B winners last night, s

Monday 26th November

Premier League: Derby County 0 - 2 Chelsea

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Match reports

The Observer, Jamie Jackson: "Chelsea will take the three easy points from this outing against dire opposition, but will be cursing the straight arm that late substitute Michael Essien offered Kenny Miller in added time. The Ghana midfielder was sent off and Avram Grant faces the loss of a key player for three games. It was clumsy from Essien, but at least Chelsea fans wake up this morning to see their team just two points behind champions Manchester United, who lost at Bolton. It seems that the Premier League title race is very much back on in west London."

Independent on Sunday, Ronald Atkin: "The

Monday 12th November

Premier League: Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton

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Match reports

The Independent, Sam Wallace: "Delivering exciting football, as Avram Grant is discovering, is a splendid idea as long as you make sure your team win the game too. Chelsea's excitement factor was waning considerably yesterday when Tim Cahill's overhead kick levelled the score in the last minute and made the home side wish they could have been boring and victorious instead."

The Times, Martin Samuel: "These days Grant will be commiserated on his bad luck by a benign employer who is also a friend; two months ago, this would have formed part of the case for the prosecution, not least

Wednesday 7th November

Champions League: Schalke 04 0 - 0 Chelsea

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Match reports

The Times, Matt Hughes: "Avram Grant’s mission impossible is to make Chelsea the most attractive team in the world while continuing to win trophies, although he can be grateful that his players have not cast off the resilience instilled by his more pragmatic predecessor. The visiting team needed all their fortitude and considerable fortune to come away with a goalless draw that keeps them top of group B, needing only one win from their final two matches to qualify for the next round."

Daily Telegraph, John Ley: "An uncharacteristically disjointed perfor

Sunday 4th November

Premier League: Wigan Athletic 0 - 2 Chelsea

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Match reports

The Observer, Paul Wilson: "No goal feast this time, but Chelsea will be well content with a fourth successive win since the defeats to Aston Villa and Manchester United that bookended the departure of Jose Mourinho. The Special One himself could not have supervised a more convincing recovery."

Sunday Telegraph, Duncan White: "While attention was focused on events at the Emirates Stadium, Chelsea went about their ruthless business in Lancashire, dispatching an inferior Wigan team without flinching, the game redundant as a contest after early goals from an in-form Frank Lampard and full-back Juliano Belletti. It was their sev

Thursday 1st November

League Cup: Chelsea 4 - 3 Leicester City

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Unfortunately we missed this game and had to make do with radio commentary here in England because of a lack of any live television coverage. Leave your good and bad points in the comments.