Many Chelsea players had a difficult Saturday because their team’s tense win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park was only just secured.
But Reece James once again put on a world-class performance and was magnificent as usual. The Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was effectively controlled by the Chelsea academy graduate, who held down the right-back position.
Reece James gave Wilfried Zaha no room to breathe throughout the meeting, forcing Zaha to move to the opposite side and forsake Reece James’ wing.
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Reece James made a sarcastic comment on Twitter following the game. The Chelsea right-back posted a picture of Wilfried Zaha and himself along with the padlock emoji on his official Twitter account. The padlock emoji, of course, refers to how he had Zaha locked up on Saturday afternoon.
Xavi is pleased with how Barcelona has started the 2022–23 season after the Catalan team defeated Elche 3-0 on Saturday to record its fifth straight victory at home.
Barcelona initially struggled to break them down even after Elche was down to 10 men early on, and Xavi talked about this thereafter.
The coach said, “This was a vital win against a highly defensive formation, a 5-4-1.
“In the end, it was easier than we had anticipated it to be since it would have been more difficult against 11 men.