A relieved Graham Potter hailed a “special night” after his Chelsea side reached the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund, bringing up successive victories during a crucial period in his tenure.
Potter has been under huge pressure to turn around Chelsea’s dismal form, although the club have continued to stand by him. The last 16 second leg, into which they took a single-goal deficit, felt pivotal and they delivered convincingly through Raheem Sterling and a twice-taken Kai Havertz penalty. While Kepa Arrizabalaga was required to repel the Bundesliga title chasers’ best efforts, the outcome was deserved.
