Eden Hazard: Chelsea don’t want to do a PSG and ruin chances of winning the Premier League
EDEN HAZARD has highlighted Paris Saint-Germain’s epic Champions League collapse at the hands of Barcelona as the reason why Chelsea are still on their toes in then title race.
The Blues have a 10-point lead at the summit of the Premier League, with Tottenham in second and 11 games to play.
Eden Hazard in action for Chelsea against West Ham in a game where he scored the opening goalGetty Images
But the sight of PSG losing 6-1 at the Nou Camp last week has the Belgian playmaker quaking in his boots over the thought of blowing it now.
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Hazard and Chelsea face Manchester United at Stamford Bridge tonight as the club look to add an FA Cup semi-final to their title charge.
He said: “You saw what happened in the Camp Nou.
“I think if we don’t win the title this season it’s something like PSG, the same feeling.
“Because, you know, you win 4-0 at home and then you think that you can go through.
“If we don’t win the title this season it will be something of the same feeling because we have the opportunity to win so we have to.
Antonio Conte has gotten Chelsea back on track this season after they finished 10th in the Premier LeagueAP:Associated PressParis Saint-Germain humiliatingly blew a 4-0 first-leg lead to get knocked out of the Champions League by BarcelonaGetty Images
“But don’t think too early about the title, think game after game.”
Chelsea are of course not in Europe, with last season’s 10th-place finish robbing them of the chance to make an assault on the Champions League.
But that has meant Antonio Conte has been on the players’ backs as he barks them to the title from the touchline.
Hazard told The Telegraph: “I saw a lot – but not in the moment of the game.
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"It is incredible. Sometimes on the pitch you see the manager. You hear him - for sure!
"Of course. When my family came to one of the games, I thjink my dad looked at him more than on the pitch.
"Because it's funny. But his attitude is like this - he was a great player, now he is a manager, he has the same spirit. That's him, that's Antonio Conte."
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