FOR the first time since 2012, Chelsea is back in the FA Cup final. The brilliant Blues saw off Tottenham in the semifinal Saturday at Wembley 4-2, with Willian scoring twice, Eden Hazard grabbing the winner and Nemanja Matic ending it with a goal.

    Keeping its hopes of the domestic double alive, the Premier League leaders showed they can play in cups too by producing moments of brilliance to leave the North Londoners frustrated and eliminated.

    It took Chelsea just five minutes to score in this one, with Willian bagging a free kick past Hugo Lloris. Tottenham didn’t buckle though, and the Spurs responded well moments later with a clever goal from Harry Kane.

    It appeared that the teams would enter the break level with a wild second half to come. And while the second half was wild, there was one more big moment in the first half just before the break. Victor Moses was brought down lightly in the box by Son Heung-min, and a penalty kick was awarded. And Willian made no mistake.

    For the second time in the match, the Spurs pulled level and quickly, with Dele Ali scoring early in the second half with a lovely strike off a curled cross.

    With it level at 2-2, the match was still there for the taking. And Chelsea showed its intentions on the hour mark, bringing in Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, who started the match on the bench. And Hazard proved to be the difference.

    Chelsea’s best player scored the winner in the 75th minute with a lovely left-footed shot to the far post, low where Lloris couldn’t get it.

    And for style points, Matic did this five minutes later to end all doubt.

    (SD-Agencies)