Jose Mourinho’s side took advantage of Arsenal’s heavy 6-3 defeat at Manchester City earlier in the day to move to within two points of the leaders
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Jose Mourinho’s side had already qualified for the last 16 of Europe’s elite club competition, but they needed a victory in their final group fixture at Stamford Bridge to guarantee first place
Sergio Aguero had give Manchester City the lead on 10 minutes with a finish from close range from Aleksandar Kolarov’s cross
“I get a lot of messages from Nigerians asking me how is Michael Essien? How is Samuel Eto’o? Have you spoken with them?” Omeruo told BBC Sport
Mikel said: “I’ve worked with the manager before. I was happy he was coming back and I’m looking forward to working with him again
“We have received quite a number of offers from representatives of clubs in the English Premier League for Muhammed
Chelsea and Liverpool have been keeping tabs on the young starlet and were weighing up whether to make a January bid for the FC Heart Academy star
José Mourinho’s men won convincingly 3-0 in the away game against the Germans, but the visitors started brightly this time, immediately putting Chelsea under pressure
Attacking midfielder, Kelechi Iheanacho, is being watched by Arsenal at this month’s U-17 World Cup while Muhammed is also being scouted by Chelsea and Liverpool
Goals in either half from Cesar Azpilicueta and Mata secured the Blues passage through to the quarter-finals at the expense of their London rivals
Just as the new EPL entrants is confident of having Osaze in their fold, the Jose Mourinho’s side are expected to parade yet another Nigerian in John Obi Mikel, who had just returned to London after assisting the Super Eagles beat Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia counterparts by 2-1 in Addis Ababa to inch closer to Brazil 2014 finals
The 26-year-old star, who sat out midweek’s 4-0 victory over Steaua Buacharest in a UEFA Champions League clash, was for the second time not listed in Jose Mourinho’s 18-man squad against the Premier League strugglers
It took a quick counter-attack after 19 minutes for Chelsea to break the deadlock, with Schürrle finding space behind Daniel Georgievski and playing a simple pass for substitute, Samuel Eto’o, thrown in instead of injured Fernando Torres, in the area
With Chelsea looking to complete the comeback, Torres was dismissed for a second bookable offence eight minutes from time after clashing with Jan Vertonghen
Football fans in Nigeria say it will be a morale booster for MIkel after a long goalless spell in the club
After a frustrating first-half, Oscar gave the Blues the lead just before half-time and Chelsea were looking comfortable midway through the second period
Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o made his debut in that fixture, but the 32-year-old striker was guilty of missing several chances
The Blues had two official bids for Rooney turned down by Manchester United during the course of the summer and were eventually forced to concede defeat in their attempts to sign the 27-year-old England international
With manager David Moyes taking charge of United on home turf for the first time since replacing Sir Alex Ferguson, it was set to be a tactical battle – and that was reflected in the first period as the sides kept each other at arm’s length
And although it is a match United will enter without a significant close-season signing – something they have been pursuing strongly – Moyes is still excited