Tuesday, March 06, 2012

FA Cup: Chelsea Blank Brumbies On Road In Replay To Reach Quarterfinals

At Birmingham, England:

Juan Mata (54') and Raul Meireles (60') provided the scoring on Tuesday as Chelsea defeated Birmingham City (League Championship) 2-0 on the road to capture their English FA Cup fifth-round replay.  It was the Blues' first game under interim manager Roberto Di Matteo who given the job following Sunday's ouster of Andre Villas-Boas.  On March 18, the Blues will host a quarterfinal-round match against another League Championship club, in this case, Leicester City.

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