London: Chelsea Easier than 3-0 home win over Toothless Crystal Palace made a strong statement of intent in his opening game as European champions on Saturday Premier League Weather.
Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso hit a free kick in the top corner to charge Chelsea in the 27th minute, while US forward Christian Pulisic followed on a rebound to double his lead five minutes before halftime.
Chelsea home defender Trevoho Chalobah He then completed a dream Premier League debut in the second half when he hit a shot away from the post to score his first goal for the club at the age of eight.
The defender, who has spent the last three seasons on loan in England and France, fell to his knees in March 2020 after scoring to further amuse home fans at the biggest Stamford Bridge crowd since the coronavirus pandemic, which saw 38,000 There have been more turns. .
“It’s a dream for a guy like me to be here and it’s unreal to play for his home club,” Chaloba said.
“As I was getting closer to the target I could shoot as well and just went for it. I didn’t know the ball went in, I didn’t know what to do. I was over the moon. ”
Chelsea loyalists praise his position Champions League Holder throughout the game while Kai Havertz, the only goal scorer in their win over Manchester City in the final, was given a hero’s welcome off the bench.
The club’s record signing Romelu Lukaku was not in play as he is still following coronavirus quarantine protocols after traveling from Italy to England following his 97.5 million pound ($135 million) move from Inter Milan.
The Belgian, who won the Serie A title from Inter with 24 league goals last season, will begin training on Monday and is set to make his second Chelsea debut at Arsenal next Sunday.
Palace were out-classed in their first league game under coach Patrick Vieira and needed more than an hour to make their first attempt at goal, a subdued header by Christian Benteke which was caught comfortably by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. .
Chelsea ‘hard to handle’
“He was difficult to handle,” said Palace midfielder James MacArthur.
“They gave us some problems but we know we need to get better. The manager asked us to try to get on the ball and be a little braver, we just couldn’t get out. A bad day at the office.”
Chelsea have enjoyed facing Palace as it was their eighth consecutive league win over them, while Pulisic scored for the ongoing fifth game against South London.
Coach Thomas Tuchel, who saw a remarkable turnaround since taking over in January following the dismissal of Frank Lampard, was as animated as ever on the touchline and lost his temper on one occasion when Pulisic was too slow to launch a potential counter-attack. Was.
Chelsea will feel confident of a serious push for a first Premier League title since 2017 in their first full season under the German strategy and will become even more dangerous in front of goal when Lukaku is integrated into the squad.
Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso hit a free kick in the top corner to charge Chelsea in the 27th minute, while US forward Christian Pulisic followed on a rebound to double his lead five minutes before halftime.
Chelsea home defender Trevoho Chalobah He then completed a dream Premier League debut in the second half when he hit a shot away from the post to score his first goal for the club at the age of eight.
The defender, who has spent the last three seasons on loan in England and France, fell to his knees in March 2020 after scoring to further amuse home fans at the biggest Stamford Bridge crowd since the coronavirus pandemic, which saw 38,000 There have been more turns. .
“It’s a dream for a guy like me to be here and it’s unreal to play for his home club,” Chaloba said.
“As I was getting closer to the target I could shoot as well and just went for it. I didn’t know the ball went in, I didn’t know what to do. I was over the moon. ”
Chelsea loyalists praise his position Champions League Holder throughout the game while Kai Havertz, the only goal scorer in their win over Manchester City in the final, was given a hero’s welcome off the bench.
The club’s record signing Romelu Lukaku was not in play as he is still following coronavirus quarantine protocols after traveling from Italy to England following his 97.5 million pound ($135 million) move from Inter Milan.
The Belgian, who won the Serie A title from Inter with 24 league goals last season, will begin training on Monday and is set to make his second Chelsea debut at Arsenal next Sunday.
Palace were out-classed in their first league game under coach Patrick Vieira and needed more than an hour to make their first attempt at goal, a subdued header by Christian Benteke which was caught comfortably by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. .
Chelsea ‘hard to handle’
“He was difficult to handle,” said Palace midfielder James MacArthur.
“They gave us some problems but we know we need to get better. The manager asked us to try to get on the ball and be a little braver, we just couldn’t get out. A bad day at the office.”
Chelsea have enjoyed facing Palace as it was their eighth consecutive league win over them, while Pulisic scored for the ongoing fifth game against South London.
Coach Thomas Tuchel, who saw a remarkable turnaround since taking over in January following the dismissal of Frank Lampard, was as animated as ever on the touchline and lost his temper on one occasion when Pulisic was too slow to launch a potential counter-attack. Was.
Chelsea will feel confident of a serious push for a first Premier League title since 2017 in their first full season under the German strategy and will become even more dangerous in front of goal when Lukaku is integrated into the squad.
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