One of the many blockbuster deals in the 2021 summer transfer window has been made official with Chelsea confirming the club-record £97.5m signing of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. The deal to bring back Lukaku almost exactly 10 years after he first joined, surpasses Neymar to become the most expensive player ever with a cumulative…
With just over a month left in the 2021 summer transfer window, clubs have stepped up their efforts to get deals over the line ahead of the final weeks of the window when it becomes a frenzy of transfer activity. It is widely considered that the most serious clubs do their business early having identified…
Cesar Azpilicueta leapt for joy as he hoisted the 2021 Champions League Trophy with huge relief from the nine years of immaculate service to Chelsea Football Club. The blues were crowned European champions for the second time as they beat Pep Guardiola’s side for the third consecutive game and first loss in this season’s Champions…
It is that time of the year when the biggest game in club football officially closes the European season. Porto’s Estádio do Dragão will host the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final as Manchester City seek to end years of European mediocrity against domestic rivals Chelsea. This is the third installment of their end-of-season squabbles in…
Chelsea took huge leaps in their quest for top-four qualification as they went six points clear of fifth-placed West Ham, thanks to a 2-0 derby win over Fulham. In a rotated side due to the ongoing Champions League semi-final tie, Mason Mount laid on the 10th-minute opener for Kai Havertz who scored a sublime brace. …
Dreaming of Champions League and FA Cup glory this season? One set of fans will be disappointed on Saturday night as UCL semi-finalists Chelsea and Manchester City face off in a cracking FA Cup semi-final. Arguably the toughest test of Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea reign so far, City take their quadruple hopes and record of one…
Chelsea dispatched off Atlético Madrid 2-0 in the Champions League Last-16 second leg, as they once again underlined their superiority over the La Liga leaders. The 3-0 win on aggregate means they qualified for a first quarterfinal since 2014 as Thomas Tuchel became the first Chelsea manager to go unbeaten in his first 13 games…
Chelsea got a deserved 1-0 victory in the top-four playoff with Liverpool, leaping into fourth as they opened a four-point gap over the Premier League champions. Away victories at Anfield are much easier to come by these days but this was a controlled and effective performance from Chelsea. The Reds have now lost a fifth…
The epic rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea is set to take a new twist in more ways than the nationality of their managers. As the Premier League Champions find themselves in a tight race for the top four, they battle it out with Chelsea for one of the final automatic Champions League spots. On Thursday…
Talk about a perfect start. Thomas Tuchel has won Chelsea’s biggest game of the season. He was brought in after Frank Lampard’s sacking with the Champions League Round of 16 firmly at the back of their minds. Chelsea defeated Atlético Madrid who have dominated La Liga this season 1-0 ‘away’ in Bucharest. Diego Simeone’s men…
