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Drogba scores twice to put Chelsea into top 16
Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba scored twice to lead Chelsea over Valencia 3-0 Tuesday night and into the second round of the Champions League.
Drogba put the Blues ahead in the third minute, set up Ramires’ 22nd-minute goal and added the final goal in the 76th to ease pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas, who complained about the “persecution” of his team during his first season in charge.
“We finished top of the group against all odds,” he said. “There has been a lot of criticism of our players and they gave everyone a slap in the face.”
Bayer Leverkusen clinched second place in Group E with a 1-1 draw at Genk.
The drama of the night came at Borussia Dortmund, with Marseille scoring twice in the closing minutes to win 3-2 and advance as Group F runner-up. Olympiakos was denied second place despite beating first-place Arsenal 3-1.
Zenit St. Petersburg reached the last 16 with Group G winner APOEL at the expense of Porto after drawing 0-0 in Portugal.
