Drogba calls on Chelsea to maintain momentum

CHELSEA striker Didier Drogba hailed his side for the character they showed during their Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid but knows they will probably need to dig even deeper when they take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

Chelsea had looked in danger of suffering their first defeat in this year’s Champions League as well as missing an early chance to book their place in the last 16 of the competition after trailing 1-0 to Atletico heading into the final 10 minutes of last night’s clash at the Vicente Calderon.

But Drogba turned the game on its head with goals in the 82nd and 88th minutes to put Chelsea in charge and those strikes proved crucial in helping the Blues secure a berth in the knockout stages, even though Atletico managed to sneak a 2-2 draw thanks to Sergio Aguero’s injury-time free-kick.