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Willian exclusive: Chelsea fear no Premier League team

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Willian believes Chelsea have no one to fear in the Premier League this season, after an impressive start under head coach Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea travel to Burnley on Sunday with the Blues third in the Premier League, two points behind Manchester City and Liverpool, and ensured their unbeaten start to the season remained intact after a late equaliser against Manchester United last weekend. Willian believes Ross Barkley's injury-time leveller proves Chelsea have what it takes to take the title fight to the wire this season. Speaking exclusively to Soccer Saturday , the Brazil international said: "We know how important it is to play big games and to score in the last minute (against Manchester United) was amazing. "We have no one to fear in the Premier League this season, we have a team who will fight until the end and I am sure we are going to do that." The 30-year-old believes the change in fortunes at Chelsea - the Blues finished fifth, 30 point...

It pays to listen by ...Francis Okpaleke

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Recently, I travelled to Brisbane Australia for a Conference amidst other shenanigans. In all my years at the university, I understood listening to be a psycho-cognitive process involving the ear and the intellect for decoding events, but a singular experience left an indelible imprint that touched my very essence. I had alighted from a train in South Station and boarded a taxi to my Backpackers accommodation. On arrival, I proceeded to check in and fulfilled the requisite financial rituals for securing my room key and clean linen. Exhausted, I dragged my duffel bag to the lift onwards to the third floor. I was about to hit the button when a small voice in my head asked that I rather secure my bags by renting one of the lockers downstairs. I initially wanted to wave the idea due to the extra charge but I eventually yielded to that voice. All done now, I arrived my room and I met a couple of backpackers who were either holidaymakers or adventure seekers. One Spanish g...