NETO POWER SURGE

Blues star ready for Euro bright lights after escaping Madrid blackout

- MIKE WALTERS

PEDRO NETO was lucky to get out of Madrid in time to join Chelsea's smorgasbord feast here after being caught in the giant Iberian blackout.

Now the Portuguese winger is looking to add one more power surge to the Blues' nine-month European campaign against Djurgarden on a Swedish synthetic pitch tonight.

Neto was even luckier to escape a 130mph Alexander Zverev serve as a front-row spectator watching the world No.2 in action at the Madrid Open tennis alongside teammates Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson last weekend.