{"id":338598,"date":"2017-07-23T07:08:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T07:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=338598"},"modified":"2017-07-23T07:08:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T07:08:21","slug":"michy-batshuayi-double-helps-chelsea-down-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/michy-batshuayi-double-helps-chelsea-down-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Michy Batshuayi double helps Chelsea down Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chelsea made the perfect start to their pre-season tour as Michy Batshuayi scored twice in a 3-0 win over Arsenal.<\/p>\n
Two goals in as many minutes from Willian (40) and Batshuayi (42) put Chelsea two up at the break in Beijing before the Belgian striker added his second four minutes into the second period.<\/p>\n
Chances were few and far between for Arsenal and it was Chelsea who looked the more likely to score the game’s fourth goal but, ultimately, they had to settle for three – still more than enough for a comfortable win.<\/p>\n
Chelsea flew out of the blocks and Pedro burst into the Arsenal box inside the first minute but was unable to pick out a blue shirt with his cutback.<\/p>\n
The first real chance came six minutes later as Willian incepted a loose pass from Ainsley Maitland-Niles and reached the edge of the area before hitting his left-foot shot just wide.<\/p>\n
Arsenal were struggling to make any real impression on the game but they were given a few moments to regroup after Pedro, so lively in the opening stages, was forced off having been caught by David Ospina as the Arsenal goalkeeper rushed out to punch clear a ball over the top.<\/p>\n