Chelsea have kept their Champions League hopes alive as they beat Swansea City 0-1 at Liberty Stadium this Saturday.
The defending champions may have claimed 3 points but the game was painfully underwhelming to watch. An early goal from Cesc Fabregas placed the Blues in the driving seat and that was enough to propel them towards a victory.
While this was a good win, one cannot deny that the performance, on the whole, was incredibly lacklustre. Carlos Carvalhal’s men made some errors in the first-half but they looked a lot stronger after the break.
In fact, towards the end of the game, the Swansea attackers made quite a few attempts to equalise but Chelsea held them off.
The loss will cause a major dent in their chances of preserving their top-flight status but as far as we are concerned, this was a much-needed win.
Now, Chelsea have managed to close in on fourth-placed Tottenham, who are ahead of us by 2 points. We play third-placed Liverpool next week and the Reds are six points ahead of us right now.
To seal a berth in the elite European competition will be our greatest aim for now, along with pushing to win the FA Cup. If we manage to display good form in the games to come, it will help us when we face Manchester United in the final.
Needless to say, this win will ensure celebrations in London for a while now. Meanwhile, here’s how the fans reacted on Twitter.
COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA! COME ON CHELSEA!
— George Benson (@MrGeorgeBenson) April 28, 2018
With the alternative scenario too horrible to think about, imagine if Liverpool don’t win the Champions League and Chelsea replace them in the top four 😂
— Scott Patterson (@R_o_M) April 28, 2018
If anyone still thinks we're gonna make it to top 4 then you surely need medical attention, with Bakayako having Conte's nudes now, this Italian sausage will definitely take us below Arsenal #ConteOut #SWACHE
— Benjamin Sterling (@sterlin_sterlin) April 28, 2018
Chelsea are really on it here today. If only they had that in the early part of 2018 then they would definitely be playing in the Champions League next season. #CFC #SWACHE
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) April 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/nzkwalley4/status/990295215931101184
https://twitter.com/cy_mureithi/status/990298465048580096
Ruben Loftus-Cheek smashing it at Palace, like we all knew he would.
I’d love to see him in the Chelsea starting 11 next season. #CFC
— Olivia Buzaglo (@OliviaBuzaglo) April 28, 2018
I’d say this is one of the most boring Chelsea games I’ve seen this season… but it’s not, I’ve seen far too many this season to remember, some of the football we’ve played this year has been truly shocking
— MadMontana (@MadMontana) April 28, 2018
One of the most stressful Chelsea wins going & that's saying a lot considering we have a habit of making things hard for ourselves after going 1-0 up.
— CFCBluesWave (@cfcBlueWave) April 28, 2018
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