There won’t be a bigger challenge this season for Chelsea Women, then this very match against Barcelona at their home stadium in the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal first leg. Barça haven’t lost a single match in almost an entire year, and their manager, Jonatan Giráldez, wants to end his reign at the club with back-to-back CL titles. Emma Hayes wants to go out of Chelsea on top as well, and there wouldn’t be a better way to do so than winning the Champions League for the first time in...
Another three points up for grabs against relegation-battling opposition. Can we make this opportunity count, unlike against Burnley or Sheffield United in recent weeks? The squad’s injuries aren’t going away, so it’s another reshuffle in defense, and a different look in midfield as well. We “should” have the talent to take care of business, but can we actually take care of business? Young Tyrique George makes the bench for the first time! Here we go. Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):Petrovic |...
All eyes on the Chelsea Women trying to beat Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals at Stamford Bridge, but the men are also playing tonight, and they’re kicking off shortly at Villa Park. Mauricio Pochettino makes just a couple changes from the thrashing by Arsenal, including Chalobah coming in at right back. And it’s a bench full of kids from the Academy. Well, here we go. Aston Villa starting lineup (4-4-2):Martínez | Digne, Pau, Konsa, Cash | Rogers, Douglas Luiz, McGinn (c), Bailey |...
Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Manchester City in the return leg of the Champions League Quarterfinals. Real Madrid starting XI: Lunin, Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy, Camavinga, Kroos, Valverde, Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo. Manchester City starting XI (TBC): Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Foden, Silva, Grealish, Haaland. As expected, Nacho starts in the center of the team’s defensive line alongside Rudiger. Real Madrid...
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In Emma Hayes’ final season, Chelsea won’t be lifting a domestic cup for the first time since 2020. But the chase for silverware is far from over, with the Blues still firmly in the title race for the Women’s Super League. A bit of a pick-me-up after back-to-back cup defeats would be more than welcome. Aston Villa, against whom we have a perfect record, could be just what the doctor ordered. Date / Time: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 19.00 GMT; 2pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)Venue: Kingsmeadow,...
Emma Hayes’s side play in front of the biggest-ever crowd for a women’s game at Stamford Bridge as they take on Champions League holders Barcelona
The German giants are without a number of key players.
Emma Hayes' Chelsea dealt Barcelona a first home defeat in five years as Erin Cuthbert's strike put the Blues without touching distance of the Champions League final - here's GOAL's player ratings
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It's advantage Barcelona as they host Paris St-Germain on Wednesday in the
It’s been a weekend of drama in the upper echelons of the Premier League, with Liverpool and Arsenal both losing at home to hand the advantage back to Manchester City in the title race, and Aston Villa solidifying their claim on fourth with Spurs getting smacked around by Newcastle United. The Newcastle win is not great news for us, as we’re now six points behind both sixth and seventh, albeit with two games in-hand. In fact, even after playing this game, we will have a game in-hand on every...