On december 2012
Chelsea beat Sunderland before traveling to Japan. Three goals of Spanish footballers ... but not Carlos Cuellar, only Spanish football on the premises and he played all 90 minutes of the match as central.
Fernando Torres became the first two (the first volley and then scored from the penalty spot) and then Juan Mata, with his tenth goal of the season, rounded Chelsea's victory at Sunderland, the first of the blue team in the Premier League after the arrival of Rafa Benitez.
Match info:
1-Sunderland (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Bardsley (Colback 67), O'Shea, Cuellar, Rose; Larsson (Saha 80), Gardner; Johnson, Sessegnon, McClean; Wickham.
3-Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech (c); Ivanovic, Cahill, David Luiz, Cole; Ramires, Romeu (Oscar 19); Moses (Bertrand 60), Mata, Hazard (Lampard 78); Torres.
Goals: 0-1 Torres 10'; 0-2 Torres 45'; 0-3 Mata 48', Johnson 66'.
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