EPL: Alonso's late winner helps Chelsea edge Arsenal 3-2 in thrilling London derby
Football | August 19, 2018 12:51 ISTChelsea started rampantly and scored through Spaniards Pedro Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata in the opening 20 minutes.
Chelsea started rampantly and scored through Spaniards Pedro Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata in the opening 20 minutes.
The summer transfer window is over for the English Premier League and almost every team has added some fuel to their engine in the transfer process.
Jorgino, Kante and Pedro were on goal to help Chelsea open Sarri's campaign with win, defeating Huddersfield 3-0.
Thibaut Courtois was introduced by Madrid on Thursday, setting up a rivalry with Keylor Navas, the Spanish team's goalkeeper when it won the last three Champions League titles.
As the new season arrives after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Premier League is ready to get underway as new managers and players take charge for the first time
Despite the tight turnaround after the World Cup, Manchester City's attacking ruthlessness has not been blunted by fatigue or the English heatwave.
Sarri says Hazard is "one of the top two or three European players," adding that he hopes "to improve Hazard but that will be difficult."
Sarri's Napoli was a team that attacked relentlessly with free-flowing ball movement and constant running, just like City under Guardiola.
Speculations arose when Napoli's former coach Maurizio Sarri was being looked upon as Conte's replacement after Chelsea failed to qualify for the Champions League spot.
Lewandowski has scored 106 goals in 126 Bundesliga games for Bayern since switching from league rival Borussia Dortmund in 2014. He helped the team win the league each year, chipping in 29 goals this season.
The 58-year-old Ancelotti, who was sacked by Bayern Munich in September, has won league titles in four different countries — Italy, England, France and Germany.
Eden Hazard scored a penalty in the first half to give Chelsea the lead and the winner as Conte pulled off a Mourinho by 'parking the bus' and won the FA Cup after a lacklustre season.
After a poor Premier League season, midfielder Fabregas wants Chelsea to win the FA Cup
Huddersfield held dethroned champion Chelsea to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, ensuring the northern English team will have a second-ever season in the Premier League.
As Manchester City finally collected the Premier League trophy on Sunday, Chelsea closed in on salvaging Champions League qualification from a lackluster title defense and further weakened Liverpool's grip on a top-four finish.
Juergen Klopp's priority is protecting a 5-2 advantage over Roma in the Champions League semifinals when it travels to Italy for the second leg on Wednesday.
Chelsea will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup final after beating Southampton 2-0 in the second semifinal at Wembley Stadium on Sunday with goals from Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata.
It is the first time Chelsea has won back-to-back league matches since December and saw Antonio Conte's men move within five points of fourth-place Tottenham with four matches remaining.
The victory kept alive fifth-place Chelsea's slim hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League as the gap between Spurs and the Blues is seven points.
This game was the clearest indication yet that Arsene Wenger is now prioritizing the Europa League with victory in the competition securing a route into the Champions League.
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