Football’s longest-running transfer sagas could finally reach an end as Eden Hazard could finalize a move to Los Blancos. It’s been clear for several years that Real Madrid have wanted Eden Hazard in their white kit and that Hazard has dreamed of scoring goals in Madrid. However Chelsea have been able to hold on to the worlds best winger.

French outlet L’Equipe claimed that Chelsea will announce, Hazard will leave Chelsea for €100m after the Blues Europa League final vs London rivals Arsenal on May 29. This news is terrible for Chelsea fans and fans of the Premier League.

The Chelsea play maker will be deeply missed by fans, players, and teammates.

For the first time in over a decade, The Premier League has been retained for two successive seasons. Man City finished top of the table after a title race for the ages, with 98 points. The second place team with 97 points was Liverpool. Since December both sides have fought tirelessly to go top of the league. To put things in perspective Chelsea finished third with 72 points. Four seasons ago 70+ points would ensure your clubs win of the Premier League. However this record breaking season has pushed this to new extremes. With a combined total of 195 points both Liverpool and Man city have increased standards in English Football and once again proved why the Premier League is the best competition in the world. English football has come as far as to book all four spots in European Cup finals. Chelsea take on Arsenal in the Europa League Final whilst Tottenham and Liverpool battle it out to be crowned champions of Europe in the Champions League final.

The Premier League is the best Football competition the world!

Tottenham Hotspur had a tough first leg against Ajax at home losing 1-0 to the young Dutch squad. Ajax had knocked out power houses Real Madrid and Ronaldo’s Juve, and looked even closer to beating Spurs as they led by the end of the first half 2-0. However with the determination of one player, Spurs pushed on scoring three away goals on Onana.

Lucas Moura impressed the world by scoring two goals within 4 min in the opening 15 min of the second half on Thursday nights Champions league semi Final. In late fashion he continued to complete his hat trick scoring in the 6th min of added time crushing the dreams of Ajax. In Ronaldo-esqu fashion, Lucas Moura became the hero for Tottenham and English football on the night.

In similar fashion, it looked as though Liverpool were down for the count as they were 3-0 down on aggregate to Barcelona after Messi destroyed the Reds at Camp Nou. However with the determination of Klopp’s men and two unlikely goal scorers, Liverpool thrashed Barcelona 4-0 to book a spot in an all english Champions League Final.

Divock Origi started the night off scoring in the 7th min. It looked as though it would remain this way until Andrew Robertson’s replacement Wijnaldum scored two goals in 2 min. Barcelona were left in shock as Catalonian manager Valverde was left questioning his side’s defence. In the 79th min Origi pushed Liverpool further ahead scoring his second goal of the night leaving Barce’s Messi gazing at the scoreboard. Liverpool will move on to the final to face Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea had a frustrating night vs Eintracht Frankfurt, missing several chances to finish the German side off after a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Chelsea looked shaky in defense with injuries to their center half, Rudiger and their world class, holding midfielder Kante. As if the odds werent stacked against them enough, their replacement center half Andreas Christensen, who hasn’t seen much playing time since the arrival of Italian manager Sarri, had to be taken out due to injury.

Ruben Loftus Cheek was the shining player as he sent the Blues 1-0 as he glided a ball past Kevin Trapp in the 28th min. As the second half began, Luka Jovic took advantage of David Luiz’s lethargic defending scoring an equalizer to keep his side in it. After a full 120 min, Penalties ensued.

By the end of the penalties, Chelsea celebrated as Kepa redeemed himself from the mishap of losing to Man City in the League Cup penalty shootout, after refusing to be subbed off. Chelsea will now face London rivals Arsenal for silverware in the Europa League final May 29.

Chelsea beat Watford 3-0

Chelsea debuted their 2019-2020 home kit as Chelsea hosted Watford Sunday, May 5. The game looked shaky as Chelsea were forced to sub their star midfielder N’Golo Kante after an injury in the 10th min. However in the 48th minute the substitute made a darting run picked out by Eden Hazard to open the night off. One on one with the keeper Loftus Cheek guided the ball into the bottom right hand corner of the net. Three minutes later David Luiz headed the ball past Watford sending Chelsea further ahead. To top things off, the loanee from Juve scored his fifth Chelsea goal finishing off Watford.

After much backlash and hatred for the spaniard, Kepa Arrizabalaga made an outstanding save to ensure a clean sheet against the away team.

The major takeaway from Sunday nights match is Chelsea have now secured Champions League Football next season. With 71 points Chelsea have maintained a top four finish as Arsenal are left clawing at 5th place with only 67 points.

Chelsea’s midfield so far this season have had little to no goal contributions during the 2018-2019 Premier League Season. With that being said it was a spectacular moment when Jorginho smashed the ball into the top corner against Fulham this Sunday.

Fans took to Twiter shortly after the goal, showing praise for the Italian. One fan compared him to Man City’s ace Kevin De Bruyne who has only scored 1 goal this season.

Kepa Arrizabalaga also made a returning appearance to Chelsea’s starting XI. He made several saves including Fulham striker Mitrovic’s outstanding header, keeping Chelsea in the lead.

Chelsea now is within a point behind top five, keeping them out of European football. However, Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger issues a warning to the Prem teams saying Chelsea will end the season in at least third place.

Chelsea played an unbelievable game against reigning champs Manchester City. They held off the attacking power of Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane and Rahim Sterling for a full 120 min before going into penalties. The experienced minds of the defence and the new tactics employed by Sarri, moving Kante back into the holding midfielder role that helped France win the 2018 World Cup, kept Chelsea holding on to Cup Title hopes.

This was completely overlooked however due to the incident that happened in the 120th minute. Kepa Arrizabalaga signed for a record-breaking £71.6m, went down twice complaining of cramps in his legs. Sarri tactically looked to his bench to replace Kepa. With Willy Cabellero, ex-Man City keeper, dressing on the sidelines, the starting keeper threw a tantrum.

A post-match interview with Mauricio Sarri revealed that the incident was a complete “misunderstanding” between the goalkeeper and his manager. Sarri continually waved the incident off saying he had not received word from the medical team that Kepa was fit to continue into the penalty shootout. However, this doesn’t explain why Sarri was still fuming just before the shootout.

The incident completely overshadowed the outstanding performance of Chelsea. Kepa then went on losing the shootout for the club handing over the Title to Pep’s side. Since, Chelsea’s board has fined Kepa backing the manager.

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FA CUP – Chelsea FC vs Manchester United (February 18)

After the humiliating 6-0 loss to the defending champs, Manchester City earlier on in the Prem, it was time for Chelsea to come back and seal their advancement in the FA Cup.

This match only proves further that Sarri-Ball is ineffective when it comes to facing Premier-League teams. Maurizio Sarri continued to stick with his starting XI, with the worlds strongest holding midfielder playing an attacking role in the unchanged 4-3-3 formation. Chelsea continued to hold possession of the football without purpose and defensively looked vulnerable to Man United’s deadly counter attacks and crossing.

TalkSPORT reported boos and chants against Sarri, as Chelsea supporters, “joined in as United fans sang, ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’. The Italian, however, was quick to dismiss the fans, explaining, “I have to work on my players, not on the fans… I’m concerned about the results.”

In my honest opinion, I believe it is too early to even think about sacking the manager regardless of the current results. Looking back to Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, needed the season to implement his ideas and get the club to win the League. Reporters, news outlets, and even the City faithful looked to dismiss Pep’s tactics, even talking about sacking him mid-season. He then went on, adapting his tactics and pushing Man City to glory just in his second season. If Maurizio Sarri can adapt to the tough competition found in England, we may see Chelsea back to winning ways.