LONDON, Oct 21 - Salomon Kalou scored twice on
Wednesday as Chelsea took a huge step towards the Champions
League knockout round with a 4-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid at
Stamford Bridge.
With striker Didier Drogba sitting out the final game of his
three-match UEFA ban, his Ivory Coast team mate Kalou showed a
real predatory instinct with goals either side of halftime to
put his side in charge.
Frank Lampard then ended his lean spell in front of goal
with Chelsea's third and Atletico's miserable night was complete
when Luis Perea scored an own goal in stoppage time to leave
struggling Atletico in real danger of failing to finish in the
top two in Group D.
With three wins from three Chelsea are top of the group with
nine points, three better off than Porto while Atletico languish
in fourth place with one point.
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