Reigning champions Chelsea moved closer to the last 16 of the Champions League with a hard-fought win over Malmo in Sweden. After being frustrated in the first half, the Blues went ahead when Hakim Ziyech converted at the back post following an excellent cross from Callum Hudson-Odoi. Thiago Silva nearly…
Chelsea suffered a disappointing Champions League defeat as Federico Chiesa‘s strike 10 seconds after the interval gave Juventus victory in Turin. Juventus have been struggling domestically, but were able show enough of their old guile and quality to overcome the holders in a fiercely-contested Group H encounter. Chiesa had already…
Romelu Lukaku says footballers can do more to tackle racism than just taking the knee and wants social media companies to meet with players to help combat the issue of online abuse. The Chelsea striker says the gesture alone is not enough as players are continuing to receive abuse. “I…
Reece James scored the winning penalty in a shootout as Chelsea reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup at Aston Villa’s expense. The full-back fired home the Blues’ final penalty to win the shootout 4-3. Much-maligned German forward Timo Werner headed Chelsea into the lead in the 54th minute,…
Chelsea stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to five games as Thomas Tuchel‘s team deservedly beat Tottenham. After managing no shots on target in the first half, the visitors looked like a different team after the break and scored three second-half goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Blues opened…
The Champions League group stage draws are finally out with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City to face each other in the group stage. Pep Guardiola‘s City beat PSG in the semifinals of last season’s Champions League on the way to losing the final to Chelsea in Porto. Both clubs are…
Romelu Lukaku got off to a perfect start as he scored on his second Chelsea debut as the club’s record signing inspired a 2-0 win at troubled Arsenal. Lukaku rejoined Chelsea from Italian champions Inter Milan for £98 million and the Belgian striker made an immediate repayment on that huge…
Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss Sunday’s trip to Arsenal, manager Thomas Tuchel told reporters on Friday. Asked why the American had not trained this week, Tuchel said: “Christian is easy to explain, he had a positive test. He is not training or available…
Chelsea signed striker Romelu Lukaku for a second time on Thursday as the Belgian returned to the Premier League club from Inter Milan, seven years on from his departure. The 28-year-old has penned a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge worth a club record £97.5 million, having left the Blues to…
Chelsea beat Villarreal 6-5 in a penalty shootout to lift the Uefa Super Cup for a second time after a draining 120 minutes in Belfast. Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga saved captain Raul Albiol‘s spot-kick at Windsor Park on a night that began superbly for the Blues with an excellent first-half…
