Chelsea put six goals past Southampton without reply to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, the Blues suffered a heavy 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge, thanks to Karim Benzema’s brilliant hat-trick.
This season, Benzema has scored 34 goals in all competitions from just 35 matches - 24 of them have come in La Liga and eight in the Champions League.
Real Madrid has confirmed that head coach Carlo Ancelotti has tested negative for COVID-19 and will travel to London for the Champions League game against Chelsea.
The Blues went on to win the Champions League last year in Thomas Tuchel’s first season after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals.
In his 250 appearances, he might have scored only 13 goals but Kante is not at Stamford Bridge to score goals.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel believes defender Cesar Azpilicueta will extend his stay at Stamford Bridge.
A shareholder meeting of all 20 Premier League clubs was held on Thursday in which the top-flight clubs voted in favour of the substitution rule change.
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger is set to become a free agent at the end of the season and Barcelona are interested in him.
With new ownership coming in, it is unclear how much money will be available to spend in the transfer window.