Chelsea put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 3-0 first-leg home win over Dynamo Kievon Thursday
Playing their seventh game in 18 days, Maurizio Sarri's men netted courtesy of Pedro (17) and a sumptuous Willian free-kick (65) before Callum Hudson-Odoi added a late third (88) as Chelsea recorded their third win on the spin in all competitions
The Blues dominated the encounter for large spells and would be heading to the second leg with an even healthier advantage if it wasn't for an inspired first-half performance by visiting goalkeeper Denys Boyko
The return leg in Ukraine takes place next Thursday
Chelsea were given a reminder about the dangers of knockout football at this stage of the competition by 
 Sarri's men started with an intensity that Kiev struggled to live with
The opening goal came on 17 minutes when Olivier Giroud played a cheeky flick through the legs of his marker and Pedro collected before firing home from close range
That should have been the first of a glut of goals for the Spaniard but Boyko was in sparkling form to deny him twice while Ross Barkley was also thwarted by the busy visiting goalkeeper as somehow Kiev got in at the break just one behind
It needed something special to beat Boyko and Willian provided the magic on 65 minutes with a quite stunning free-kick from 25 yards
 The former Shakhtar Donetsk star had struggled with his final ball up until spanking this effort home - the execution was so perfect that Boyko didn't even move
Substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek blazed over from close range as Chelsea chased a third goal and their wastefulness nearly cost them as Kiev chased an away goal in the closing stages
 However, their press left space for the counter and Loftus-Cheek broke clear before setting up Hudson-Odoi to put Chelsea in a very strong position in the tie
A joy to watch
 Forget about Jorginho dictating play from deep, Chelsea's platform was set by their majestic ball-spraying centre-half who pinged some outrageous long passes to pin their opponents back
 He breezed through this game defensively, too, as his performance merited a clean sheet
Chelsea are back in Premier League action on  when Wolverhampton Wanderers visit Stamford Bridge
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