They are supposed to be embroiled in yet another ‘crisis’ at Stamford Bridge, but a dramatic victory over London rivals Tottenham at Wembley, inspired by two-goal Marcos Alonso, showed pretty emphatically that the Chelsea spirit is very much alive, even in the post-John Terry era.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso headed Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes to set the pace in a rain-disrupted second practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.