On the evening of 30 August local time, Chelsea challenged Everton away in the third round of the Premier League. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everton have two long-term Chelsea players, one is the highly-expected Belgian monster Romelu Lukaku, and the other is Samuel Eto'o on a free transfer.

Chelsea's starting line-up made just one change, replacing Oscar, who had picked up an injury in training with Willian. This line-up has made Everton suffer.

Just 36 seconds into the game, Cesc Fabregas made a direct pass. Costa successfully countered offside and penetrated two goals in a row with a single knife, which made Everton's goalkeeper Howard ignorant.

Two minutes later, Chelsea erupted again, Shi Hao connected two people on the left side and crossed diagonally to the goal at 45 degrees, and the assist Branislavic fired a powerful shot into the net from around 12 meters from the goal.

In just two minutes, Chelsea had a two-goal lead and made a fantastic start.

After that, under Mourinho's signal, the team began to shrink slightly, and firmly grasped the initiative on the field with skillful ball control tactics.

Everton didn't pull a goal back until just before half-time, when Coleman broke through and crossed from the right and Milaras headed home Gary Cahill.

From the first half, it was an uneventful game. But after the break, the situation changed. In the 67th minute, Eden Hazard broke through McCarthy's defense and cut into the left side of the penalty area to cross, but the ball hit Coleman's leg and deflected into the near corner, making it 3:1.

In the 69th minute, McGiddy broke through Ramirez and passed to the goal, Naismith bounced into the far corner with the outside instep on the left rib of the penalty area, Courtois couldn't save, and Everton made the score 3:2.

In the 74th minute, Diego. Costa and Shi Hao played in succession, and finally Shi Hao knocked the ball back to the top of the penalty area, and Matic followed up with a powerful shot, and the ball hit the right post into the net. Howard didn't react at all. It was also Nemanja Matic's first Premier League goal.

But it didn't take long for Everton to pull another point back and put the game back in suspense. In the 76th minute, Baines took a free-kick on the left, his penalty was hoisted in front of goal, and Eto'o, who had just been on the field for less than a minute, headed a great ball that bounced off the ground to make it 4:3.

Everton, playing at home, are in high spirits and look like they could equalise at any moment. But Shi Hao quickly shattered their illusions. Just a minute later, Shi Hao and Nemanja Matic kicked a wall-to-wall combination at the edge of the penalty area, and a clever shot in the top right corner of the small penalty area knocked the ball from under Howard's crotch into the goal, and Howard smiled bitterly.

and Diego. Like Costa, he also started the game with three consecutive goals.

The 5-3 scoreline made Everton almost lose hope, and in the final ten minutes, they began to become agitated and careless.

But they still made some efforts. In the 81st minute, Naismith crossed and Lukaku's header was saved by Courtois. Coleman grabbed the second spot to continue the pass, Mirallas went close to scoring with a juggling shot in front of goal, and Courtois's beautiful side save changed direction and bounced off the post.

In the 83rd minute, Brazilian left-back Felipe replaced Eden Hazard for his first appearance in the Premier League. In the 90th minute, Shi Hao made a series of dazzling dribbles in the penalty area and passed the ball with his heel. Costa received the ball on the left side of the box and shook it past Distin before firing the ball between Howard's legs and into the far corner. This is the third time Howard has been pierced in the crotch in this game, and he can only shake his head with a wry smile.

The score of 6:3 shows Chelsea's strong attacking power this season, making all competitors shudder!

In his post-match press conference, Mourinho triumphantly said: "Everton are a strong team, but we are stronger. ”

"Shi and Costa have integrated into the team very quickly and they have become indispensable players in the team."

"Of course we want to keep winning. I don't see a reason not to win. You can see the form of Shi and Costa, and Eden Hazard, it's hard for me to imagine anyone in this world who can stop them from scoring. ”

The media have also expressed their amazement and admiration at Chelsea's form.

"5 goals and 5 assists in 3 games, China Stone continues its hot form!"

"4 goals in 3 games, Diego. Costa fits seamlessly into Mourinho's system! ”

"Schurrle: Shi is great, he often makes movements that stun me in training. I'll be patient and wait for my chance. ”

'Eden Hazard: It's a pleasure to play next to Stone. We don't have a competitive relationship, we can form a good complementary. ”

"Costa: Heshi is very comfortable to play with, as long as he runs to the position, he always delivers a good ball."

The next day, the draw was completed for the Champions League group stage, with Chelsea being placed in Pot 1 and placed in Group G due to their good performances over the past few seasons.

The opponents in the same group are Bundesliga giants Schalke 04, Portuguese Super League giants Sporting Lisbon and Slovenia's Maribor.

Of the three group opponents, the biggest threat to Chelsea should come from Schalke 04. However, the two sides also met in the group stage last season, with the Blues beating the Gelsenkirchen side 3-0 home and away.

You know, last season's Chelsea was just a Blues in a "transitional period". And now with the addition of Costa, Shi Hao and Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea's strength has not only been raised by a notch!

The two sides also met in the group stage in 2007, with Chelsea taking four points from their opponents. So when facing Schalke 04, Chelsea have an absolute psychological advantage.

Of the traditional top three in the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon may have been the worst of late. Last season, although they finished runners-up in the league, it was their first time in five years.

Chelsea's other opponent, Maribor, is no stranger to Slovenian side, although it is the first time Chelsea have met in the Champions League. Chelsea visited Ljubljana in Slovenia in a warm-up game last month, which the Blues won comfortably, before Shi Hao, Cesc Fabregas and Costa had yet to train with the team.

After the draw for the Champions League group stage, the British media analysed the group situation. It is widely agreed that Chelsea are the best prospects among the four teams participating in the Premier League.

After spending last season's "adjustment period", the current Chelsea squad has joined Shi Hao, Cesc Fabregas, Diego. Costa, a number of other superstars, and, with Didier Drogba's free return, Chelsea are at the peak of recent years, both in terms of personnel strength and team morale.