Five goals against Manchester and advancement

This is exactly the Chelsea vs Manchester United battle the world wants to see. After last Sunday's game which didn't go particularly well due to things that surrounded it, but this was an amazing turn around. Both teams played well; I am glad that we were able to forget about what happened on Sunday and played a new game in pursuit of a brand new victory instead. Thanks to this fact, the game was a pleasure to watch. On top of that, especially the offence did a great job on both sides. There was a lot of suspense all the way till the end, nine goals altogether. It must have been a fantastic show for those who were watching but for me as a goalkeeper and perhaps for the coaches it wasn't always easy.

That's what happens in football. Manchester United scored the first two goals due to to our mistakes. It wasn't easy because we found ourselves losing three times in the match and were forced to come back. In any case, the fact that we were able to recover and make a comeback three times in a row against such a strong team is definitely a positive sign.

That was just an obvious result of the pressure we'd been putting Manchester United under. In moments like these you need luck as well, but we were rewarded for not giving up prematurely.

As a captain you should always try to make the referee's job easier. He needs to be able to evaluate the situation, which won't happen if he's surrounded by ten people. That's why I dragged my guys away.

I actually watched the Arsenal game and I remember asking myself how on earth twelve goals could be scored all of a sudden when any other time it would most likely be something like 1-0. Back then I had no idea that yesterday's game would be very similar. Perhaps this is why people go to watch football matches.

Not in the slightest. It was another match, another competition. I'm happy we've advanced, there is a lot of good teams which are already out. It would be nice if we could make it all the way to the final in February. We'd be playing at Wembley and games like these are always worth the effort. If we won the Cup, we could theoretically have two trophies by the end of February, with the Club World Cup taking place in December as well.