Carlo Ancelotti claimed he was "lucky" to still be in a job before this game but good fortune only lasts so long. The Chelsea manager was left clinging on to his position after his side suffered a humiliating defeat that exposed the brittle confidence within their ranks and the alarming depths to which the champions have fallen. Nine points behind Manchester United and having played a game more, their title challenge looks to be over.
Ancelotti stated beforehand that Chelsea "will win" but there was no sign of that belief in his players on a sobering night for the visitors. The Italian barely had time to get acquainted with the touchline area where he spent most the evening looking a lonely and dejected figure when José Bosingwa put through his own net. Chelsea had 84 minutes to turn the game around but there was no reprieve for Ancelotti or his beleaguered players.
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