Chelsea took another massive step forward in my eyes last night and received the added bonus with
news that Genk had held Bayer to a draw - meaning we topped our group and avoided a nightmare draw
in the next round!.
We had wondered if we could build on the Newcastle performance and result, wondered if we could
step up on the biggest night of our season so far to ensure that we qualified for the next stages
of the Champions League and wondered if by leaving Frank Lampard on the bench - AVB had made a big
mistake.
Cardiff City are enjoying a good start to the 2011-12 season, and whilst the priority for all clubs
in the Championship will always be to make it to the Holy Land of the Premiership, this season a
rare opportunity has opened up for Malky Mackay's side.
Having defeated Blackburn Rovers in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup, they now find themselves
just two games away from an appearance at Wembley in what would be their second run-out at the
famous stadium in the last four years – not a bad record for a side that has been stranded
outside the top tier of English football since 1962.
