What The Papers Say.

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The Times From the wreckage of a first-half performance as moribund as the glorious sunshine was life-affirming, Hughes somehow conjured a remarkable fightback to give Chelsea a fright, with even Mourinho giving his approval. “It’s the kind of game when you’re crazy with happiness, but have a lot of thoughts for your opponents — Mark, the players and the crowd,” he said. “They gave us a game and fought like heroes.”

The Mirror After pushing Chelsea so hard, defeat in extra time was hard to take for Hughes and his braves, who gave their all. But as they soaked up the applause from their fans, they should take consolation from the fact that with their performance they had finally binned their bully-boy tag.

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