The Cat, who had been one of our stars in the first game, was caught by an aggressive challenge from Mick Jones, which left him nursing a damaged left knee. With no substitute goalkeeper on the bench, the Blues’ FA Cup dream could have been over but for the bravery of a man who had previously suffered cup heartache in both the final and semi-finals of the competition.
Petr Cech
The reason why so few keepers have lifted the FA Cup for Chelsea, despite the fact we’ve won it eight times, is because this man was between the sticks for half of them!
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