"To win the title in England is a great achievement - for the coach, the players and the club". "I don t think that a player like Messi is a selfish player".
A second-half brace from Diego Costa added to Eden Hazard's opener and Cahill's headed second to move the Blues seven points clear of Tottenham at the summit.
The motivation is always there and we will find it again because it's our passion to play football.
Chelsea coped well in central Cahill's absence with Nathan Ake deputising in a 4-2 win that maintained their hopes of the league and Cup "double".
Those goals helped the league leaders nudge closer to regaining the trophy from Leicester, having had their advantage trimmed in recent weeks by Tottenham.
After beating Chelsea and Arsenal, Sunday's 2-1 win at Liverpool was Palace's latest scalp, but Eagles boss Allardyce wants his team to keep their foot on the gas against Tottenham because he doesn't believe they are safe yet.
But one potential obstacle to Chelsea's winning the title on the five-match final stretch remains the leaky defense that had been so sturdy earlier in the season.
Cahill's goal came after his former Chelsea teammate Oriol Romeu had levelled event, as well as the England worldwide recognized his header came in the flawless time. A James Ward-Prowse corner glanced off Cesar Azpilicueta and found Manolo Gabbiadini unmarked just past the far post. The goalkeeper parried the shot but the ball fell to Romeu for a simple tap-in.
Gary Cahill has scored 26 Premier League goals - excluding penalties, the second most of any defender in the competition (after John Terry with 40).
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Eden Hazard and Diego Costa were among the goals as Chelsea recorded a 4-2 win over Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
Conte says Chelsea's approach is about evolution, rather than revolution.
"It's important to continue to stay together and to understand this moment and to be ready to push our team in the right way".
The club captain came off the substitutes' bench for his 714th appearance and first in the league since November.
"It's great to know when after a week we finish the championship we have to play a final in the FA Cup".
Tottenham appear to have a more hard run-in, with fixtures against Palace, Arsenal, West Ham, Manchester United, Leicester and Hull.
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"It's not easy to make these strong choices. We will see for the future, we are confident in him and, for me, he can look to getting in the selection with Spain, for example", via BBC Sport.
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