The Champions League has been the Holy Grail at Chelsea ever since Abramovich bought the club nine years ago and with reports of a mass clearout this summer, captain John Terry has admitted this season could be the last chance for many of his team-mates to achieve European glory.

Fernando Torres and Edinson Cavani — tonight’s match in Naples is packed with intriguing contrasts but none perhaps as telling as the contrasting fortunes of two strikers.

IF THERE are gods of football, justice, then on Sunday they were surely smiling down on Naples.