Champions League - Eto'o helps put Drogba's Galatasaray to the sword
Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o (R) shoots past Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fernando Muslera (C) to score during their Champions League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London March 18, 2014
Chelsea completed a 2-0 win over a wretched Galatasaray side to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 aggregate success on a night of utter frustration for Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge.
Drogba - scorer of 157 goals in 341 outings with Chelsea - was predictably the object of affection among the home supporters two years after he left the club having scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Bayern Munich in the 2012 Champions League final.
But Jose Mourinho's side were not in the mood for sentimental memories as Samuel Eto'o accepted Oscar's pass to drive the ball under Fernando Muslera for the opening goal on four minutes.
Muslera probably should have halted Eto's effort, and the goalkeeper was again at fault when he could only palm a John Terry header into the path of Gary Cahill from Frank Lampard's corner. England central defender Cahill gleefully hammered the loose ball into the net three minutes prior to half-time.
Roberto Mancini's visiting side cut a shambolic lot with Drogba and/or Wesley Sneijder doing little or nothing to justify their standing in the world game, but they were not helped by a lack of desire, quality and pace elsewhere in their team three weeks after a 1-1 draw in Istanbul in the first leg.
Chelsea go into Friday's open draw for the last eight with Mourinho remaining on course to become the first coach to win the Champions League with three different clubs having lifted the trophy with Porto in 2004 and Inter in 2010.
The first leg of the quarter-finals are scheduled for Tuesday 1 and Wednesday April 2 with the return legs on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday April 9.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Eden Hazard (Chelsea): Regarded as the world's best young player by Jose Mourinho, Hazard was a constant nuisance for the visiting side. Alongside Oscar, Frank Lampard and Ramires, they completely bossed the match in midfield.
TALKING POINT
How far can Chelsea go in the Champions League? A bit too early to suggest they can emulate the 2012 vintage, but a kind draw in the last eight should provide them with hope of going a step further. They seem to reserve some of their very best form for Europe. Not that they needed it against Galatasaray.