Holders Arsenal still have to overcome a replay at Hull City, with the winners hosting Watford who needed an own goal to conquer Championship side Leeds on Saturday.
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“If one team respects all the cups it’s this team”, said Pellegrini, who denied disrespecting the competition.
“That’s why we’re in the final of the Capital One Cup and won the previous two games in this competition”.
“If you gave me the opportunity to choose I would like a home draw because that is the challenge, we want to get the results we are getting away from home at home”. (But) we have at this moment seven players injured.
“We have an option for the first time in our club to try to reach the quarter-final of the Champions League”.
Willian and Gary Cahill scored within eight minutes of the restart and Eden Hazard and substitute Bertrand Traore added goals.
And Caballero saved the Brazilian’s effort on goal, with the game ending in Chelsea’s favour. We condemn it, I condemn it strongly and Chelsea, I think they will react. Unfortunately for us in five minutes we threw away what we did.
“You know, it’s the best of the best, and if you’re not at your best you will lose – simple as that, in this competition”.
“I am happy for the team, happy with the performance and that I got another goal”.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini had threatened to sacrifice the FA Cup by making multiple changes, even saying in midweek he would not buy a ticket if he was City fan.
Everton will face Chelsea in the pick of the FA Cup quarter-finals. I have good memories but that’s the past.
Chelsea beat Everton at Wembley in Hiddink’s first spell in charge, and five of the Toffees line-up that day – Tim Howard, Leighton Baines, Steven Pienaar, Leon Osman and Tony Hibbert – remain at the club.
Beating Dynamo would take City into the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time, but goalkeeper Hart feels the key to success is believing the team can go all the way.
With little left to play for in the league and a tough task awaiting them in Europe, Chelsea could be close to putting all of their eggs in the FA Cup basket.
“We had a hard game against them here [in a 3-3 draw]”.
With the Blues languishing in 12th place in the Premier League, the FA Cup and Champions League are now Hiddink’s priority.
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Hiddink, who described the concession of the equaliser as “sloppy”, said: “Of course it’s a boost for the confidence of the players. It’s good to see that”.
