Chelsea 3 FC Basle 1; agg 5-2: match report Chelsea's interim coach, Rafa Benítez, has good memories against Jorge Jesus" Benfica, having beaten them while in charge of Liverpool to reach the Europa League semi-final in 2010 with Torres irresistible. Chelsea fans chanted for Jose Mourinho last night but this was a sweet moment for Benítez. At the end, the DJ played Madness. Good choice. Chelsea had gone one step beyond the semi-final. At half-time, Benítez and his players spoke about the need to raise their intensity levels. Until then Chelsea were full of unrequited adventure, much of it emanating from Frank Lampard and inevitably Eden Hazard, again a collection of neat passes and back-heels. Even before his goal, Moses was busy, starting on the left and drifting inside. At one point, he was trying to dribble out of trouble with Serey Die snapping at his heels. Three times Die fouled him, and eventually even Jonas Eriksson's patience snapped. From the ensuing free-kick, curled in by Hazard, Fabian Schar headed out. Die then dived in on Ryan Bertrand and again Eriksson resisted the temptation to book Die. Chelsea countered, Luiz hooking the ball wide. Torres, standing on the byeline, chested the ball down and ventured inside, soon passing to Hazard in the box. The Belgian's return pass was a clever back-heel to Torres, whose low shot was saved. Basle's fans were standing and vocal. Chelsea supporters were far less boisterous, barring some chants of "Jose Mourinho" and "Jose's coming home." Their team seemed to switch off halfway through the opening period. Cahill flew into a tackle on Valentin Stocker after 24 minutes and was fortunate that the midfielder was not injured and that Eriksson was in benevolent mood. Basle moved forward with increasing belief. Marco Streller connected with a fine left-footed volley that whistled just wide of Cech's left-hand upright. Then Cech made a low save from Stocker. Chelsea briefly broke out, another brilliant back-heel from Hazard freeing Moses, whose cross was met weakly by Ramires. The rest of the half was dominated by Murat Yakin's lively side, such a contrast to events in the second period. Chelsea either failed to track the runners from midfield or the defenders simply were not getting tight enough to Basel's attackers. Salah's shot was saved by Cech, the ball bouncing and turned back in by Stocker. The ball hit Bertrand's left arm, which was slightly outstretched, and Basle appealed loudly for a penalty. Eriksson and his many assistants deemed it ball to hand. Chelsea should have heeded the warning. On the cusp of half-time, and shortly after Torres had almost hit the corner-flag, Basle struck. Chelsea again suffered from a lapse in concentration. Stocker was allowed time to thread the ball through to Salah, who calmly curled it left-footed around Cech and in. Benítez had words at the break. Chelsea emerged a different force. Their tempo was far better. They really went for the Swiss and suddenly the road to Amsterdam opened up wide. When Lampard shot left-footed after a good run by Hazard, Yann Sommer pushed the ball out but there was Torres anticipating well, driving the loose ball into the net, and earning a hug from Juan Mata who was warming up. Torres then turned provider. His shot bounced around in the box before Moses took charge, sweeping it home. Chelsea were transformed, adding a third just before the hour. The fans were screaming at Lampard to try his luck from 25 yards but he realised Luiz was better placed. He touched the ball towards the Brazilian, whose left-footed shot curled so sweetly between Sommer and his right-hand post. There was still some life left in the Swiss, and Fabian Frei hit the bar via a deflection off Branislav Ivanovic. Chelsea fans saluted Hazard when he was removed after another fine contribution to their season. Hazard smiled at Mata as he walked towards his replacement, giving him a friendly wink as all around Chelsea fans applauded. Then Benítez removed one of his players on a booking, Luiz, who received a standing ovation. Basle supporters then dissolved into anger during a surreal moment. The Chelsea stewards were appearing around the side of the pitch, impeding Basle's attempts to take a corner. They then held up a large flag and lit flares perilously close to it. Through the smoke, there was no mistaking that Chelsea were off to Amsterdam.