Branislav Ivanovic’s extra-time goal sent Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals as they completed a superb comeback to beat Napoli at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have been in turmoil since losing 3-1 in the first leg in Naples, with manager Andre Villas-Boas sacked by owner Roman Abramovich after less than 10 months in charge.
Roberto di Matteo assumed control until the end of the season – and oversaw a win of huge significance as the home side overturned that deficit on a night of high drama and emotion.
Di Matteo’s side achieved their first target as goals either side of half-time from Didier Drogba and John Terry gave them the lead they required to move towards a place in the last eight.
Gokhan Inler’s strike had the massed ranks of noisy Napoli supporters in ecstatic mood as he turned the tie in favour of the Serie A outfit, but this was a night when Chelsea’s old guard was not to be denied.
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