Ivanovic the hero as Blues march into last 16

Branislav Ivanovic was Chelsea’s unlikely hero with the extra-time winner that means there is still one English club in the Champions League.

In normal time, Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard all found the net for a mirror image of Napoli’s first leg win — the night Andre Villas-Boas infamously began with Lampard and Ashley Cole on the bench and inadvertently began the countdown towards his sacking.

Roberto Di Matteo, AVB’s temporary replacement, had no qualms about trusting the old guard and they repaid his faith, although Napoli played their part in a breathtaking night of football at Stamford Bridge.