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Chelsea played in the Premier League for the first time in a month on Saturday following their heroics at the FIFA Club World Cup and picked up another win.

Crystal Palace were their opponents and Hakim Ziyech made sure the short trip to south London was a satisfying one, popping up in the second half to volley home the winner and secure a 1-0 victory.

It further secured their place in the top four and ensured Thomas Tuchel can now put his full focus on their upcoming Champions League tie with Lille and Carabao Cup final with Liverpool.

But how did the national media react to their weekend win?

"Winners keep going until the very end, a quality illustrated perfectly by reigning world and European champions Chelsea at Selhurst Park as they scored the decisive goal in the 89th minute.

"Up until that point, they had been finding it difficult to make inroads against a resolute Palace backline, with striker Lukaku particularly suffering.

"Without injured wing-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell, Tuchel switched from a 5-3-2 to a 4-3-3 formation, but the Belgium international lacked any service and had just seven touches of the ball in the whole game.

"Lukaku netted in both games at the Club World Cup but has now netted just once in the past eight games in domestic action and question marks remain about whether he fits into the Chelsea system."

"Chelsea have developed a useful habit