Troubled Chelsea into FA Cup semis; Arsenal wins in league

Published March 19, 2022 2:18 PM

By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer

Chelsea’s players are managing to maintain their on-field focus amid a troubling period for the club. It’s now six straight wins since Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich announced he’d be selling the London club. Chelsea swatted aside second-tier Middlesbrough in a 2-0 win Saturday to reach the FA Cup semifinals. Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech scored the first-half goals that were celebrated by a smaller-than-normal pocket of visiting fans inside the Riverside Stadium because of sanctions imposed on Abramovich. In the Premier League, Arsenal won 1-0 at Aston Villa to move four points clear of fifth-place Manchester United in the race to finish in the Champions League positions.

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