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Chelsea defender Alonso revels in career first

The Spaniard is not known for his goalscoring feats and bagged his first brace in the Blues' 3-0 Premier League victory over the champions

Chelsea have chased down some notable Premier League records this season, but Marcos Alonso hit a personal landmark against Leicester City on Saturday.

The Blues have enjoyed a remarkable return to prominence in 2016-17, following their toils as defending champions in the previous campaign.

Antonio Conte has sparked the Stamford Bridge outfit back into life and lifted them to the top of the Premier League table.

They recently recorded 13 successive victories in the English top-flight – the joint-most in a single season - with capital rivals Tottenham preventing them from matching Arsenal’s division-high haul of 14.