Champions League

The case for the defence 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 31st August 2020
The arrival of a classy, experienced new defender at the Bridge is, says the club, ‘something many Chelsea fans have been wanting for quite some time’. Quite some time? They’ve been tearing their hair out for two years! Enrolling Thiago Silva from PSG for a year, with the option of a second, may prove key
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Blues look to bounce back 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 2nd August 2020
Chelsea revert to European business on Saturday, trying to put FA Cup disappointment behind them. The Blues have the seemingly hopeless task of reversing a three-goal deficit against Bayern Munich to get to the quarter-finals of the Champions League in Saturday’s return leg, delayed by five months. Truth be told, half the players would rather
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They’re off!0
- Chelsea FC Women, Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 13th March 2020
And they’re off! Football has been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The decision was taken at a meeting of the great and the good on Friday, with an indefinite – and inevitable – suspension of games. Confirmation that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi had tested positive led first
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What terrific mooovers!0
- Chelsea First Team
- 24th October 2019
In the land of windmills, tulips, clogs and round cheeses, Chelsea’s young stars – terrified of nothing – showed just what good movers they are with one of the most fluent, fluid and fast-paced performances under Frank Lampard’s exciting reign. This was Chelsea at their best as they went toe-to-toe with one of the most
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Expand Europe, says Hayes 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 30th April 2019
Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes wants Uefa to expand the Women’s Champions League to accommodate more of Europe’s professional teams. She has called on European football’s governing body to admit the top three teams in England – and other major European countries – to compete in the knockout tournament, rather than two, as at present.
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Blues stumble at last hurdle 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 28th April 2019
Women’s manager Emma Hayes, holding up her thumb and fingertip with a gap which barely let in daylight. The Blues drew 1-1 with Lyon in a thrilling second leg of their Champions League semi-final at Kingsmeadow on Sunday afternoon, but lost 2-3 on aggregate, despite the players giving everything. As they slumped to the ground
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