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By Frank Dalleres Until last season, a trip to Wembley was something of an annual routine for Chelsea. For eight years in a row they made the short journey to north west London, mostly for domestic cup finals. Since 2004-05, the start of Jose Mourinho’s first spell as manager, Chelsea have played at Wembley at least once every season – bar 2013-14 and last year. In addition, during that time they played 11 European and international club finals. Cups, it is fair to say, have been a speciality for the Blues. That all fell by the wayside in the last campaign, as they suffered third-round defeats…

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