For Fabregas, his technical ability was truly outstanding.
Even when facing a triple-team defense, Fabregas still had a hundred ways to deal with it.
And at this critical moment—
Fabregas chose to turn.
This time, he spun 360 degrees and suddenly slipped past the defenders.
In the very next second—
Fabregas didn't dare to hesitate.
He immediately passed the ball to Hazard on the left flank.
Chelsea's counterattack had begun.
Hazard had been in excellent form lately, especially when receiving the ball on the wing.
As Chelsea's string-puller, he consistently used his dribbling and breakthrough ability to forcefully shake off defenders.
And this time was no different.
At that very moment—
The entire West Ham United defense tensed up instantly.
Clearly, they were well aware of Hazard's individual threat.
In an instant, several West Ham defenders swarmed toward Hazard's position.
Among them were the centre-backs—Cresswell and Ogbonna!
These two didn't hold back—
They lunged in with a sliding tackle, aiming straight for Hazard.
But unfortunately for them—
Hazard was simply too fast.
He gave them no chance at all.
With a swift move from his left foot, followed by a sudden burst of acceleration—
Hazard easily slipped past both Cresswell and Ogbonna.
Now, the only remaining defender was the last centre-back—Declan Rice.
And in that critical moment—
Hazard didn't choose to continue his dribble.
Instead, he immediately passed the ball to Su Luo, who was charging forward in the middle.
Facing the incoming ball, Su Luo didn't hesitate for even a second—
He took a direct shot at the goal!
After all, there's a saying—
"If the heavens had feelings, even the skies would grow old; but if you meet Hart, just go for it!"
This time, Su Luo's long-range shot was incredibly powerful!!
In a flash—
The ball tore through the air, flying straight into the blind spot of the goal!
Hart had absolutely no chance.
He could only watch helplessly as the ball smashed into the net.
Just like that, in the 30th minute of the match—
Chelsea, playing at home, had successfully equalized the score!
The pressure was now on West Ham.
As West Ham United's head coach, David Moyes quickly urged his players to stay calm.
Of course—
Moyes would never admit defeat.
He instructed his team to bide their time.
And when the opportunity came—they had to strike Chelsea with a fatal blow.
And that chance didn't take long to appear.
In the 35th minute of the game—
Just five minutes after Chelsea's equalizer—
A mistake happened in midfield.
Cesc Fabregas, who had been playing brilliantly up until then, mispassed the ball directly to Zabaleta!
It was a huge mistake.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Fabregas immediately tried to recover the ball with a sliding tackle—
But Zabaleta was a veteran.
His game sense and experience were razor sharp.
He had already predicted that Fabregas would attempt a foul right after the turnover,
So without delay, Zabaleta quickly passed the ball to the wing—
To Masuaku.
Masuaku then began to scan the field after receiving the ball...
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