Chelsea cruised to victory over Sporting Lisbon to kill off the Portuguese side’s hopes of qualifying from Group G.

The Blues were already guaranteed to progress to the knockout stages but finished with a flourish as they won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Cesc Fabregas got the hosts off to a dream start with an early penalty and Andre Schurrle soon doubled the advantage

Sporting pulled a goal back in the second half through Jonathan Silva but there was to be no comeback as John Mikel Obi tapped home a third to seal the win.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek was promised his debut by Jose Mourinho yesterday and his introduction on 83 minutes capped off a fine evening in SW6.

Former Blues favourite Roberto Di Matteo guided his team to a 1-0 victory in Group G’s other fixture tonight and will follow his old club into the next phase.