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		</div><p><b>Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 Chelsea 4</b></p>
<p>Chelsea’s Champions League fate will go to the final group game after an unconvincing 4-0 win over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv earned successive victories for the first time in two months.</p>
<p>Porto’s home loss to Dynamo Kiev means progression from Group G is by no means certain for Chelsea, who beat Norwich last Saturday and host Jose Mourinho’s former side in Europe on December 9.</p>
<p>A draw should be enough for the Blues to advance to the knockout stages.</p>
<p>Gary Cahill scored from a corner and former Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim was shown a straight red card before half-time for a wild kick at Diego Costa, who had an altercation with Mourinho at the interval.</p>
<p>Willian added a free-kick strike – his sixth set-piece goal of the season &#8211; Oscar headed in a third and Kurt Zouma a fourth at Haifa’s Sammy Ofer Stadium to put a gloss on the scoreline.</p>
<p>There was plenty for Mourinho to ponder, though, after a bust up with Costa and with John Terry departing on a stretcher with a foot injury.</p>
<p>Mourinho and Costa had a frank exchange as the teams left the field for half-time and Loic Remy was sent out to warm-up.</p>
<p>But Costa completed the game as Chelsea struggled to assert themselves and lost their talismanic skipper to injury.</p>
<p>Mourinho was also less than impressed by a pitch which he took it upon himself to repair after Cahill’s goal, replacing large divots near his technical area.</p>
<p>Just a third win in 11 Champions League away games – and first in a year, since the 5-0 victory at Schalke – earned the Blues successive wins for the first time in two months, when they beat Maccabi Tel Aviv, Arsenal and Walsall in consecutive games in September.</p>
<p>Tottenham await in the London derby on Sunday. Chelsea lost 5-3 at White Hart Lane on January 1 and a third straight win would be a real sign of a resurgence.</p>
<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv were the only team in the group stage yet to register a point and had scored one goal prior to the contest.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s still all to play for in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCL?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCL</a> Group G. <a href="https://t.co/RWMsmH4CHz">pic.twitter.com/RWMsmH4CHz</a></p>
<p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/669273477602516993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Chelsea won 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, but Mourinho guarded against complacency by reminding his men of last season at Maribor, when the Blues drew in Slovenia after a 6-0 drubbing in London.</p>
<p>Former Watford boss and ex-Chelsea midfielder Slavisa Jovanovic’s side &#8211; playing 60 miles from home in a venue more suitable to European football – began well with Dor Peretz heading over and Nosa Igiebor slicing wide following yet more uncertain Chelsea defending.</p>
<p>The Blues’ approach play was strong, but lacked the finishing touches and Cesar Azpilicueta shot wide before Baba Rahman centred, only for Chelsea’s forwards to be absent.</p>
<p>Chelsea went in front when Cahill met Willian’s corner, Predrag Rajkovic turned the ball on to the post and the defender met the rebound with a simple tap in.</p>
<p>Mourinho turned groundsman aware that his team had more repair work to do before Ben Haim was shown a straight red for a kick which appeared more mis-timed than malicious.</p>
<p>It was still far from easy for Chelsea as Asmir Begovic was required to spread himself to deny Eli Dasa and made a finger-tip save from Eran Zahavi after Azpilicueta had been denied by Rajkovic.</p>
<p>Terry was in agony after a challenge in midfield and departed as Willian lined-up a free-kick which he subsequently curled in.</p>
<p>Rahman then crossed for Oscar to head in a third and Zouma added a fourth.</p>
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