MADRID (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Antonio Conte praised striker Michy Batshuayi for his patience and commitment after the Belgian again proved his knack for scoring decisive goals by striking a last gasp winner to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday. "It's a very important goal for Michy, don’t forget he is another young player and last season he struggled a lot to understand the league," Conte told a news conference. The Spaniard squandered a glorious chance to win the game when he found himself through on goal against Jan Oblak, however. He was replaced by Batshuayi, who buried Marcos Alonso's cutback with the last kick of the game to score a fifth goal in six appearances, only three of them starts. I want this type of player, with great athleticism, to give me the possibility to make changes game by game."

Source: The Star September 27, 2017 22:41 UTC