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Jet Chelsea

Barely in the first period (0-0), the Blues managed a start in the second act to easily dispose of Burnley.

With 53 points, the Londoners consolidate their 3rd place with 6 points ahead of Manchester United who travel to the leader, City, for the derby on Sunday.

Burnley remain 18th and first relegated, 2 points behind Leeds, 16th but who have one game more.

Unrecognizable in the first 45 minutes, Chelsea could even have been led after a failed punching out of Edouard Mendy, but Dwight McNeil, yet ten meters from goal, missed the target (30th).

It was his right piston Reece James, holder for the first time in 2022 after an injury, who woke up his team with a solo number completed by a victorious hard shot (1-0, 47th).

The joy of Chelsea defender Reece James, after opening the scoring on the Burnley field, during the 28th day of the Premier League, March 5, 2022 Oli SCARFF AFP

Kai Havertz, preferred in tip to Romelu Lukaku still relegated to the bench, then scored twice in three minutes (2-0, 52nd and 3-0, 55th), before Christian Pulisic drove the point home (4-0 , 69th).

Chelsea's German midfielder Kai Havertz scores his 2nd goal, and the 3rd for his team, at Burnley, on the 28th day of the Premier League, March 5, 2022 Oli SCARFF AFP

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Leicester reaps ahead of Rennes

With a short but precious victory in front of Leeds, who played for the first time under the orders of the American Jesse Marsch, successor to Marcelo Bielsa on the bench, Leicester ensured the essential before their round of 16 first leg of the Europa League Conference, next Thursday, against Rennes.

The match, very lively, will however have been very instructive for the Rennais, both on the defensive limits of the Foxes but also on their offensive realism.

Without a very good Kasper Schmeichel who multiplied the decisive interventions in front of Daniel James from the first minute, Jack Harrisson (8th), Rodrigo (58th) and Raphinha (59th) the match could have tipped in favor of the Peacocks.

But a magnificent one-two in the area between Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho allowed the former to deceive Illan Meslier with a flat foot (1-0, 67th) and offer his team a second success this week after the match victory late to Burnley (2-0) on Tuesday.

Leicester midfielder Harvey Barnes opens the scoring at home against Leeds' French goalkeeper Illan Meslier on Matchday 28 of the Premier League on March 5, 2022 Geoff Caddick AFP

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Eriksen wakes up Brentford

Starting in a match for the first time since his cardiac arrest at the Euros last June, Christian Eriksen and a hat-trick from Ivan Toney helped Brentford achieve a crucial success in the fight to maintain at the last, Norwich (3 -1).

The Bees, who remained in eight league games without a win, opened the scoring with a corner kick taken by the Dane, deflected by Kristoffer Ajer towards Ivan Toney who opened the scoring (1-0, 32nd).

Toney then converted two penalties (2-0, 52nd, 3-0, 58th), before Teemu Pukki reduced the score at the very end of the match (3-1, 89th), without this preventing Brentford from taking 6 points ahead of the red zone.

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