CHELSEA flew into the Capital One Cup final four — despite their 12,000-mile jet-lag hell.
The Blues only this week jetted back from Japan, where they lost in the Club World Cup final to Corinthians.
BECCHI-OH YES! ... Luciano Becchio grabs the lead
Yet there were no tired excuses at Elland Road as goals from Juan Mata, Branislav Ivanovic, Victor Moses, Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres swept the visitors to victory.
Leeds had taken a first-half lead through Luciano Becchio’s top-drawer finish.
BADGE OF HONOUR ... Becchio celebrates
The Argy hotshot tucked home Jerome Thomas’ pin-point 37th-minute cross to give the European champions a fright.
But that only lasted only ten minutes as Mata levelled things up just after the break.
BUNDLE OF JOY ... Leeds mob Becchio
On 64 minutes, Branislav Ivanovic converted Frank Lampard’s cross with a bullet header.
Moses was next to join the party and he crashed home from 20 yards just two minutes later.
ONE-JUAN ... Mata levels things up
The game was up now for Leeds and Hazard ghosted through their backline, slotting home David Luiz’s 81st-minute though ball.
And there was even time for Torres to bundle home from three yards as the Blues stormed into the semi-finals.
MATA ROAR ... Azpilicueta hails pal Juan
It was a brutal second-half showing from Chelsea — who had 10 shots on target and scored FIVE.
And it gives stand-in boss Rafa Benitez a real chance of landing Wembley silverware in the New Year.
KISS IS IT ... Ivanovic plants a smacker on Luis
FLYING ... Victor Moses toasts his goal
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