Basel vs Chelsea: Winning Is Too Mainstream

Basel's manager or back-up Bond villain

Rather than bask in the fact that Chelsea would not yet be relegated back to Thursday Night Cup as they had unceremoniously last season - the Chelsea twitterati seemed to go into a miniature meltdown as to the display they had just witnessed. Don't get me wrong, it didn't make for pretty viewing, and I'm going to get into a bit of a ramble about it myself. But the outrage was slightly misplaced. At the end of the day sometimes a loss is a win, and on this occasion, makes Chelsea's knock-out stage qualification a little less mainstream, and a little more fun.


Basel Faulty: Does Chelsea's Loss to Basel Mata?

Schar enjoying Van Ginkel more than the goal #awkward

As I attempted to press on triumphantly throughout the day, my performance suffered and I became increasingly less effective at the office. Eventually I succumbed to the forsaken -- man flu! After watching Chelsea’s performance tonight, it’s evident I wasn’t the only one struck down by this horrible disease!

Not to diminish the performance of Basel in any way as they looked the more threatening of the two in the first half. It was lucky that Chelsea took the lead at the half. Salah constantly tested Chelsea’s defence. Although at times this evening, even bed ridden, I may have been able to challenge Chelsea’s defence. It takes something pretty special for a goal to be the fault of three players.