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Daily Mirror
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Darren Lewis

Chelsea tell Romelu Lukaku exactly where he stands as star handed ruthless dilemma

So that’s him gone in the summer then.

When push came to shove and Romelu Lukaku needed a start along with a show of defiance from Chelsea, the £100million Belgium striker was benched against Lille.

More brutally still, the Blues looked better for it - faster, more fluid and far more difficult to contain.

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