UEFA Champions League: Schalke 0-3 Chelsea: Perfect night takes Chelsea to the top

Eden Hazard is one of those players who can turn a game on it’s head in an instant and is always a threat. Let’s be honest, if you watched the game you would have seen him spend most of the game on his arse time and time again after being taken out by one of the opposition.

He still had moments during that time of absolute quality and great interplay with a notable dribble through defenders coming to nothing late on in the first half.

For the most part in the second half, the likes of Hazard and Oscar filled in to do the defensive part of their roles in the team. However, when the chance came about, Hazard provided Schalke with a problem time and time again!

His turn of pace is electric, his ability with the ball at his feet and his skill come into play more than ever when Chelsea set themselves up to counter attack.

I have already explained the second goal for Torres but for the third, Hazard stepped up with some assistance from Torres. Picking up a long pass from Ramires to create a two on one counter attack, Hazard kept calm as he strode towards the Schalke box.

Torres makes a fantastic run across him giving the defender a problem. As the defender hesitates, Hazard takes a touch to his left and slides a shot low down passed the keeper into the bottom right hand corner to make it 3-0 on the night and kill the game dead!

What can you say about Fernando Torres right now? Another determined, hungry and fantastic performance from our number nine and it’s great to see it really is. He was under the spotlight tonight after watching Samuel Eto’o score his first Chelsea goal last weekend but answered any doubts.

His work rate is first class, his movement is top drawer and now we are seeing him get the luck that seemed to have deserted him for a while. Right place, right time for the first goal and once again for the second. Two more for Torres will give him confidence with some big games coming up!

Everything played into our hands last night. An early goal, solid foundations and three good goals away from home making it 7 in two away games with 0 conceded. Basel ended up drawing 1-1 in Romania to see Chelsea move to the top of the group on goal difference from Schalke with the Germans next up at Stamford Bridge in two weeks!

A perfect night for Mourinho’s men!

Carefree & KTBFFH!