Chelsea's Eden Hazard reveals his top 3 Premier League players

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte faces a conundrum of balancing his tendency for caution with the English champions' need to score to get past the might of Barcelona in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday.

Hazard's contract with Chelsea runs until 2020 and the defending English Premier League champions are keen for the 27-year-old to extend his stay amid persistent media reports of a possible move to Spain.

IMAGE: Chelsea's Olivier Giroud shoots at goal. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters A flash of attacking brilliance from Olivier Giroud and an emphatic header from substitute Alvaro Morata earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over struggling Southampton at Wembley on Sunday and an FA Cup final date with Manchester United next month.   Giroud muscled and dribbled past three defenders and flailing keeper Alex McCarthy seconds into the second half to poke the ball home from a pass by the ever-busy Eden ...

Chelsea kept their outside chances of chasing down Tottenham Hotspur for a place in next season's Champions League alive as a much-changed side secured a 2-1 win at Burnley.At the other end of the table, Southampton crept closer to relegation as a 0-0 draw at ...

IMAGE:  Manchester City's Vincent Kompany and teammates applaud the fans after the match.Photograph: David Klein/Reuters. Manchester City emerged from a trough of despair to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 and move to within three points of the Premier League title at Wembley on Saturday.   After they were beaten by arch-rivals Manchester United a week earlier from two goals up when victory would have crowned them kings of England, then knocked out of Europe by Liverpool, some suggested ...

Following is a match by match look at the English Premier League's weekend fixtures: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Sunday, April 1 (08:30 PM) IMAGE:  Antonio Conte, manager of Chelsea, centre, watches his players during a training session. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Chelsea know they must beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to keep alive realistic hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League and recent history offers them encouragement.   Fourth-placed ...

IMAGE: Spain's Isco celebrates with Sergio Ramos after scoring their third goal against Argentina at Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, during their international friendly on Wednesday. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Spain sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals as Isco grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Argentina, who were missing the injured Lionel Messi, in a friendly on Tuesday.   On what was supposed to be a historic night for Argentina captain Javier Mascherano, who joined ...

Barcelona: A magical performance by Leo Messi -- two goals and an assist -- vaulted Barcelona into the quarterfinals of the 2017-2018 Champions League with a 3-0 win here over Chelsea in the second leg of their round of 16 tie. With the score knotted at 1-1 ...

Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as "The King" as he handed Chelsea the royal punishment by scoring twice to reach 100 Champions League goals and end their quarter-final hopes. After unfurling a banner showing the words "God Save The King" before kick-off on ...