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'Not the way we want to win the trophy' - Azpilicueta critical of Chelsea performance in Europa League win

The defender felt a poor second half continued a worrying trend but hopes his side can carry on to lift the crown in May

Cesar Azpilicueta was critical of Chelsea’s performance against Slavia Prague which saw them advance to the Europa League semi-finals.

The Blues, up 1-0 after the first leg in the quarter-final tie, jumped out to a quick 3-0 advantage over their visitors at Stamford Bridge through Pedro, a Simon Deli own goal and a strike from Olivier Giroud.

While Prague did cut it to 3-1, a second goal from Pedro seemed to salt away the tie just under a half-hour into the contest.