football god was on our 
side – rosler

Uwe Rosler invoked the ‘Hand of God’ to explain Brentford’s stunning performance against Chelsea yesterday when they went within seven minutes of one of the great FA Cup shocks before drawing 2-2.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Jan 2013, 07:00 BST

In what has been a season of amazing upsets in cup competitions, Rosler’s Bees almost topped them all in yesterday’s lunchtime kick-off after pushing the holders and European champions to the brink of a humiliating defeat at Griffin Park.

The League One high-fliers twice led Chelsea, but were denied by Fernando Torres’s late equaliser, setting up a replay at Stamford Bridge next month.

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Chelsea might have even snatched a cruel stoppage-time winner had Harlee Dean been penalised for handling Juan Mata’s cross in the area.

But Brentford boss Rosler insisted: “We deserved that luck from what we have put in compared to what Chelsea put in over the 90 minutes.

“There is a football god up there and he is on our side.”

Blues manager Rafael Benitez bemoaned the biggest fixture pile-up in the club’s history.

“We play one game every three days so, if you understand, how can you train the day after? How can you train the day before games?” he said.

FA Cup fifth-round draw

Huddersfield Town or Leicester City v Wigan Athletic

MK Dons v Barnsley

Oldham v Everton

Luton v Millwall

Arsenal v Blackburn

Man City v Leeds Utd

Man Utd v Reading

Middlesbrough v Brentford or Chelsea

Ties to be played on the weekend of February 16 and 17.

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