Chelsea escape from a trap before Barcelona
The Chelsea players scored two goals against Crystal Palace in Saturday's game at Stamford Bridge and won the Blues 2-1 in the 30th round of the Premier League.
Brazil's Willian scored 25 minutes and Crystal Palace defender Martin Kelly made the mistake 32 minutes into the game, and Chelsea missed many chances against his opponent, who rose before the end and scored a 90th minute goal from Patrick van Anhalt.
Chelsea lifted their lead to 56 points in fifth place, while Crystal Palace had 27 points and 18 points.
Chelsea made a good offer, reassuring their fans and preparing for Wednesday's Champions League knock-out against Barcelona on Wednesday, but missed opportunities Chelsea almost paid for last minute after the Palas goal.
The game began with a clear offensive attack from the Blues with a brilliant performance by Hazard handing out the ball brilliantly, and he already sent a magic pass to the wing and Wilian who passed without a follow-up, then a header from Jiro and a shot from Kanti.
Crystal Palace defender Van Anholt complained of injury in the control of Chelsea, before Willian scored the goal in the 25th minute with a long shot that turned into Crystal Palace.
Chelsea continued their pressure on the shaky Crystal Palace defense, and the Blues switched from Fabregas to Marcos Alonso to Hazzard, who passed to Zacakosta, who sent a cross against the defender's head and head, and defender Martin Kelly came in for 32 minutes.
Chelsea made a great show with passes by Hazard and his teammates, and a speedy performance and wasted Marcus Alonso a chance to score the ball in the penalty area, but his shot passed next to the post, and a goal canceled by Hazard to end the first half of the progress worthy of the Blues.
Crystal Palace coach Roy Hodgson entered the second half and pushed striker Wilfried Zaha at the expense of Christian Bentkie, who did little in the first half.
However, Chelsea continued to outperform the Crystal Palace defense, but the lack of easy opportunities prevented the Premier League goals from increasing last season.
Guerrero's attempt was far beyond the defense of Palace, then a volley from Willian and the defender adroitly tackled it, then a chance from Hazard saved by the defense of Palace from the line.
Cristal Palace saved another shot from Chelsea, and Conti made his first substitution with Alvaro Murata downing Olivier Giroux in the 72nd minute, while Palas coached Jairo Redivald instead of Jeffrey Schlop.
An argument between Tomkins and substitute Murata Nal was followed by a yellow card, and Murata missed a very individual shot and shot the crossbar.
In the second half, Balas improved clearly in his defensive form and offensive attempts. The referee canceled a goal for Palas by Andrews Townsend due to a foul in the penalty area with a last-minute substitution of Lee Chung-young on Townsend.
Chelsea were forced to make two changes at the same time as Pedro Rodriguez and Timo Bakayoko lost to Fabregas and Hazzard. Palace took the last minute and Dutchman Patrick van Anholt managed to score a 90th minute counter-attack from the visitors in the last minute. By Chelsea, who took 3 valuable points.
