For anyone who wondered if the team had quit, Chelsea had a spirited answer. For anyone who wondered who should play striker, Olivier Giroud made a convincing case. For anyone who wondered whether Willian could keep up his brilliant form, the Brazilian dispelled all doubts.
Willian is on fire. He scored his fifth in the last five games and thirteenth in all competitions. Including the two against Hull City in the FA Cup, the wunder-Brazilian has netted in four of his last five matches. And yet in his post-match comments, Conte was at pains once again to praise both sides of Willian’s game, just as he was in Manchester last Sunday.
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Despite playing the full ninety minutes, Willian seems to be a lock to play at Camp Nou on Wednesday. And given Conte’s insistence on the importance of defensive play, it wouldn’t be a shock to see him field the same lineup that he did against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge, as Pedro also puts in a shift without the ball.
Which would leave today’s man-of-the-match contender, Olivier Giroud, on the bench despite a strong performance and desperate bad luck to not score. A miracle clearance by James Thompkins, running back to his goal line and taking the ball off of the bottom of his boot, denied the Frenchman in the first half. In the second, he hit the post.
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