LONDON -- Would Chelsea have been this good if Moises Caicedo hadn't thrust them into such trying circumstances? That will remain a question for fan fiction. What we do know for certain is that a man down before the halftime whistle, Chelsea rallied in outstanding fashion. Their pace on the counter robbed the best team in the land of the chance to hold court in the final third; their goalkeeper was exceptional under pressure and they were far superior in the duels.

Apply all those qualities with 11 men and this team would surely have been even more superior to an Arsenal that could not quite power through a third great test of the week. In the 37 minutes before Caicedo went slamming into Mikel Merino's ankle, Chelsea had been the better team. For much of the match that followed, they cou

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