Chelsea defeated Lyon at Stamford Bridge in their final pre-season matchup, thanks to some penalty heroics by Rob Green.
Chelsea won the shootout 5-4, with Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta all scoring their penalties. Rob Green then turned into an unlikely hero by saving Pape Cheikh Diop’s penalty before Eden Hazard calmly struck home the winner.
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The Belgian international scored the winning penalty in his first game for Chelsea since returning from an extended break following the World Cup.
Following the game, Maurizio Sarri offered some updates on Chelsea’s transfer situations as Thursday’s transfer deadline looms closer. The new man in charge answered questions about Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and also rumoured signing Kepa Arrizabalga.
Arrizabalga was linked with a switch to the Blues earlier today by The Independent.
Check out Sarri’s post match quotes below:
Sarri on Thibaut Courtois: 'I don't know in this moment. I want to speak with my club and then we will decide about it. I am here to talk about this match.'#CFCvLyon
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 7, 2018
Sarri is asked about Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. His response: 'If I don't know anything about Courtois, I don't know anything about Kepa, of course!'#CFCvLyon
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 7, 2018
Sarri says he sees no problem with Eden Hazard. 'We have spoken two or three times in the last two days. Hazard's problem is not present now.' #CFCvLyon
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 7, 2018
Sarri is asked about Kepa one more time: 'I saw him one year ago. My first impression was that he is a very good goalkeeper, very young, but very, very good.'#CFCvLyon
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 7, 2018
Chelsea fans will be ecstatic to hear from Sarri that there appears to be no problems with star-man Hazard anymore. With a strong end to the transfer window, Chelsea could re-establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with this season.