We kept a clean sheet

Nice shouder-barge exchange between Luiz and Balotelli at the end; surprised Balotelli went down so easily, and that Luiz was totally unphased.

On the whole, I think this Chelsea (Spainsea? Ibero-sea?) squad defended better than we have in recent games: the clean sheet is a testament to that. Too early to evaluate our style of play under Benitez, although viewing Benitez at the helm is slightly nausea-inducing.

That clean sheet was key. I was thinking I wasn't ever going to see one again