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New signings star for Chelsea

19 July 2012-PA Sport

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Bright start... Hazard showed enough in his Chelsea debut to excite Blues fans (Getty)

Chelsea new boys Eden Hazard and Marko Marin were both on target as the Blues began their pre-season tour of the United States with a 4-2 victory over Seattle Sounders.

Teenager Romelu Lukaku led the line impressively at CenturyLink Field, opening the scoring in the third minute after being put through by Josh McEachran and grabbing another two minutes before half-time.

Hazard's deflected effort in the 10th minute put the European champion two goals up, before Fredy Montero's brace - the first of which came after a misplaced McEachran pass - got the Sounders back on level terms.

However, Marin marked his debut with a fine strike to put Roberto Di Matteo's side ahead again in the 39th minute and Lukaku rounded off an entertaining first half with a fourth goal four minutes later.

Di Matteo made seven changes at the interval, including the introduction of Kevin De Bruyne, but there were no further goals.

Chelsea now heads to New York to face Paris Saint-Germain - coached by former Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti - in what will be the first football match at the new Yankee Stadium.

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