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Four things Thomas Tuchel got right as Chelsea beat Leeds to close in on top four spot

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Thomas Tuchel watched on as Chelsea moved a step closer to securing a top-four finish to qualify for next season’s Champions League with a 3-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road.Mason Mount put the visitors in front after just four minutes with an incisive finish as the Blues dominated the early chances.

And their task became somewhat more straightforward when Daniel James was dismissed for an ugly challenge on Mateo Kovacic, with Christian Pulisic stroking home in the second half to clinch the win after a flowing team move.Romelu Lukaku rounded off a comfortable victory with a close-range finish to seal the points and put the Blues eight points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham with three games left to play.

That all but confirms Tuchel’s European champions will be able to launch another bid for the crown in 2022-23, and Daily Star Sport looks at four things the German got right as the west London side claimed a routine victory.For all of the hundreds of millions spent by Chelsea on building a star-studded squad, it is Mason Mount, the player who cost them nothing, who is leading by example.

Handed a free role in Chelsea’s 3-4-1-2 formation, Mount is flourishing in being the man who links the midfield and attack.It took just four minutes for the 23-year-old to show his class, making a Frank Lampard-esque late run to the edge of the box and curling home sublimely at the front post.

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