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,...
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...
There is a very important Chelsea game happening on Saturday. This is not it. This one’s pretty much an afterthought, perhaps even for those actually involved in it. Mauricio Pochettino sort-of, kind-of semi-assured us that we haven’t actually given up on the season yet. Except he didn’t do that; he just said that playing for Chelsea should be motivation enough to get up for any game. That may have been true once. But on the evidence of the last couple seasons, that’s not the case anymore....
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
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...
Almost exactly a month away from the end of the season, Chelsea have a chance to finish things on a positive note, both in the league and in the FA Cup. In the former, we’re within shouting distance of a top-six finish. In the latter, we’re a win away from a(nother) final, and two wins away from ending a previously unfathomable two-year trophy drought. Both routes would also lead us back into Europe. Predicting the outcome of this final month is surely a futile exercise. Our only consistency...
Competition/Round: 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Quarter-Finals, Leg 2 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Gavi, Andreas Christensen, Sergi Roberto, Alejandro Balde (out) PSG Outs & Doubts: Presnel Kimpembe (out) First Leg Result: PSG 2-3 Barcelona Date/Time: Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Wednesday) Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Referee: István Kovács (ROU) VAR: Marco Fritz...
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