BLUES LOOK POLES APART BUT IN SEMIS

DON'T put your shirt on Chelsea to win the Thursday Night Smorgasbord Cup after all.

- BY MIKE WALTERS

Maybe they were spooked by the topless parade of more than 1,000 grown men in the Shed, but they made hard work of securing their passage to the semi-finals.

What should have been a formality turned into a night to hide behind the sofa as the Blues gave a masterclass in making a three-goal lead from the first leg look like a minefield.

And although the fans didn't turn on coach Enzo Maresca this time, there were boos on the final whistle.

With a helicopter overhead and the mounted cavalry patrolling Fulham Broadway, police were taking no chances with Legia's notorious fans.