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Robert Warlow

Chelsea and Crystal Palace fans respond as Michy Batshuayi nets brace for Belgium

It has been a mixed season so far for Michy Batshuayi.

The Chelsea striker is currently on loan at Crystal Palace from Chelsea, having returned to south London on a season-long loan, less than two years after enjoying a successful spell with the Eagles.

Since making the switch, Batshuayi has played six times for Palace, but is yet to score a goal, with the Belgian striker being denied by VAR decisions against Wolves and Brighton after being ruled offside.

However, it has been a very different story for Batshuayi when playing for his country, with four goals in three games for Belgium so far this season.

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Two of them came in an international friendly this evening, with Batshuayi netting twice as Belgium came from behind to beat Switzerland.

That took his tally to four goals so far this season for his country, and 21 goals in 32 international appearances for Belgium.

And that has got some Chelsea and Palace fans talking, with several responding via social media to his double against Switzerland.

Here's what some of them have been saying.

Batshuayi's goal ratio for his country is currently much better than that at club level, with the Belgian scoring a little more than one goal per three games with 122 goals in 332 games in club football.

Of those, 25 goals have come in 77 appearances for Chelsea, with six goals in 13 appearances during his first loan spell at Palace back in 2019.

Prior to joining Palace on loan, Batshuayi signed a one-year contract extension at Chelsea and his current deal at Stamford Bridge is set to expire in the summer of 2022.

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