Chelsea troll Arsenal with Twitter warning: 'A 3-0 lead can be dangerous in the Champions League'

 

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Standard Sport26 November 2014

Chelsea's Twitter team stuck the knife into Arsenal on Tuesday night as Jose Mourinho's men romped to victory in Germany.

The Blues were 3-0 up and coasting at half-time before the social media team spied a chance to goad domestic rivals Arsenal.

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In their last Champions League appearance, the Gunners were 3-0 up at home to Anderlecht but surrendered their advantage during a calamitous final half-hour at Emirates Stadium.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">The Blues going for goal number four here aware that a 3-0 lead can be a dangerous one in the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-139326-https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague" data-vars-event-id="c23">@ChampionsLeague</a>. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFCLive?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-139326-https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFCLive?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#CFCLive</a>— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/537348106258743298" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-139326-https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/537348106258743298" data-vars-event-id="c23">November 25, 2014</a>

And after Jan Kirchhoff widened the margin at Veltins-Arena, the Chelsea press team warned: "The Blues going for goal number four here aware that a 3-0 lead can be a dangerous one in the @ChampionsLeague. #CFCLive"

But Drogba and Ramires went on to score second-half goals and equal biggest-ever Champions League away win by a Blues team.

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