Chelsea become English Champions for fifth time

Chelsea have won their fourth Premier League title after beating Crystal Palace 1:0.

Eden Hazard scored the crucial goal in the 45th minute, a few seconds after missing an initial penalty. Chelsea has increased the gap over its closest pursuers – Manchester City and Arsenal – to 16 points. In the remaining rounds until the finish, those teams can gain a maximum of 12 and 15 points respectively, TASS reports.

Abramovich's Chelsea are the English Champions for the fifth time after they won their fourth Premier League title yesterday, their first since 2010. And for the third time under the leadership of Jose Mourinho. Previously, the Portuguese expert led the team to the title in the 2004/05 and 2005/06 seasons.

Chelsea won their first title in 1955.