May 6 Social Zone: Kante mobbed in Stamford Bridge car park; Hazard’s big mistake
Here's a look at the best of the socials after Chelsea made it through to the Champions League final, including a frightening look at Spanish TV's reaction to Real Madrid's defeat.
SOCCER: N'Golo Kante was in sensational form against Real Madrid, winning the Player of the Match award in both legs of the semi-final.
Chelsea fans clearly thought so too, giving him a lovely send-off after the game at Stamford Bridge.
Full props to him driving a Mini as well, going against the stereotype of players having a massive Range Rover and the like.
N’Golo Kante drops a MOTM performance to help Chelsea reach the UCL final, then gets mobbed as he leaves in his Mini Cooper.
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) May 5, 2021
What a guy 😎
(via @ellarguero)pic.twitter.com/SkFdpfaRbt
SOCCER: While we're celebrating the midfielder, an overall 80-point swing when you switch clubs says a lot about how much difference you can make to a team.
Only player to win the premier league in consecutive seasons with different clubs. After he went from Leicester to Chelsea in 2016, Chelsea got 43 more points than the year before. Leicester got 37 less. That is a lot of points.
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) May 5, 2021
SOCCER: Obviously, the golden rule of being on the losing side is to never smile. Ever. Eden Hazard unfortunately ignored this advice, and it made for some absolutely terrifying scenes on Spanish TV. You don't need to speak the language to see how threatening this guy looks.
Sure that post-match Hazard image won’t be a big deal in Madr ... ah pic.twitter.com/e5pJih2RiX
— James Dart (@James_Dart) May 6, 2021
SOCCER: After beating Real over two legs, Chelsea have become the first English club to have both their men's and women's teams in the Champions League final in the same season.
tuchel and emma hayes: pic.twitter.com/mL8Ro1yIj5
— serena (@angryengen) May 5, 2021
SOCCER: Scenes in the dressing room, too.
@chelseafc ##duet with the Blues! 🔵 ##duetwithme ##ChampionsLeague ##football ##sport ##cfc ##chelsea
♬ original sound - Chelsea FC
SOCCER: Shades of snooker's Steve Davis in how Toni Kroos is mocked up here.
Real Madrid's midfield trio pic.twitter.com/jQN1U9KQSU
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) May 5, 2021
BASEBALL: This isn't normally an area we'd cover, but what a catch this is.
SOCCER: We'll finish with a reminder of this absolute thunderbolt from on this day two years ago, from a world-class centre-back. Thriker.
𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 🤩
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 6, 2021
Who can forget this outrageous thunderbolt from @VincentKompany ☄️
📆 #OnThisDay 2019
🔷 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/Bpref96Zzp