Enzo Maresca hailed Robert Sanchez after the Chelsea goalkeeper pulled off a string of saves late on because the Blues ran out 1-0 winners over Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Nicolas Jackson netted his first aim in 2025 to finish a 13-game aim drought and guarantee Chelsea’s hopes of securing a top-five end, and a Champions League spot, stay very a lot alive.
The three factors carry Maresca’s males as much as fourth – not less than briefly – however it was the contribution of Sanchez that the Chelsea boss singled out for reward following the victory.
“[I am] very joyful. He [Sanchez] deserved [that] to be trustworthy as a result of in all probability within the final weeks he acquired some criticism that’s not good.
“You possibly can see how the teammates celebrated with him after as a result of he deserved that.”
“WHAT A SAVE!” 😳
This cease from Robert Sánchez might be a match-winning second 👏
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Chelsea are subsequent in motion on Thursday once they journey to Stockholm to tackle Djurgarden within the first-leg of the Europa Convention League semi-finals.
And whereas they continue to be agency favourites to carry the trophy, Maresca’s focus has been on securing a spot in Europe’s elite membership competitors subsequent time period.
“The three factors at this stage of the season is essential.
“The efficiency [against Everton] I believe first-half we dominated, we created probabilities, we didn’t concede something.
“Second-half we dropped a bit of bit however it’s a part of the sport. We defended effectively once we wanted to defend. And we hooked up fairly effectively once we wanted to assault.
“So, total, it was an excellent recreation, three factors, and we’re joyful.
“4 video games to go. Sport by recreation. I mentioned already many occasions, whenever you win a recreation, you see your self there and you’re joyful. For those who don’t win, you don’t see your self there and you’re upset.
“It’s how we handle the emotion till the tip. The vital factor is that we’re there.”
