Chelsea and Cardiff will finish their Premier League campaign this afternoon in a tie in the south of Wales. Here are three key battles that will likely shape the result of the tie.
According to reports, Barcelona’s transfer ban will be lifted, pending appeal, and will swoop for Chelsea defender David Luiz in the summer. The Brazilian is a player who splits opinion of football fans, but here are three reasons why Jose Mourinho should get rid.
Ashley Cole has established himself as one of the most able left-backs in the Premier League in his career, but has found himself warming the bench for the majority of this season. It is unfamiliar territory for the left-back; he has been a major part of every side he has ever played for, but tonight he looks ready to be reinstated into his full-back slot.
Chelsea remain just two points adrift of Liverpool after beating 10 man Swansea last Sunday. Chelsea failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage until Ba found the back of the net with just over 20 minutes left on the clock. The Blues are now 5 points ahead of rivals Manchester City with just four games remaining. With a run in that includes a visit to Anfield, Chelsea need to seize every opportunity they can and Mourinho will be pleased at the 3 points achieved against the Swans.
If you are over the age of 18, the chances are that you have partaken in some sort of sport betting, or more specifically, football betting. The lure of pitting your wits against the best is often far too much, and the thought of turning your pennies into gold even more so.
Chelsea travel to Paris Saint Germain this evening in the Champions League. The French outfit are top of Ligue 1 and are going strong, but here are three reasons why we will beat them.
Hands up, who is expecting us to get a result this evening? Chelsea travel to Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League tonight looking for any kind of result that will see them progress in the second leg. Here is how I would set my team up if I was Jose Mourinho.
Going into the Arsenal game there were few people who had the result to be over 2.5 goals. Chelsea’s tight backline and lack of a centre-forward meant that I had us [Blues] to sneak a 1-0 win, but we had obliterated within seven minutes. As we know, we went on to win the game 6-0, and though the Gunners were down to 10, we were thoroughly impressive. I thought that I would take a look at the stats via our friends Squawka.
After putting Arsenal back into their place yesterday with a 6-3 thrashing, here are four things we learned from the tie.
Chelsea eased past Galatasaray in the week to progress into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. We will now play Paris Saint Germain over two legs for a place in the semis, but before that it’s the big one in the league. Tomorrow we play host to Arsenal in a top of the table clash, so here is how I would set my team up if I was Jose Mourinho.
So, there we have it, the teams are in. Chelsea play hosts to Turkish outfit Galatasaray tonight looking to progress into the next round, and the starting line ups have been announced. See below for team news.
Footballers are all over-paid, soft excuses for athletes. Or at least that’s how many portray them. The reality behind the newspaper stories is hours of hard work through the week both mentally and physically, helping the community via charity events and then playing a hugely important game while being abused by tens of thousands of know it all defenders. For me, they deserve large amounts of money, especially as they are making the club a hefty income through retail sales.
When Branislav Ivanovic signed for Chelsea back in 2008 few could have envisaged the impact he would have at the club. Coming over as a bustling centre-back from Lokomotiv Moscow, The Serbia international has now played in 256 for the Blues and is still a first choice in the team. According to the Daily Mail, the club are opening talks to keep him at the club for a further four years.
Brazil international Hulk stirred the pot in west London yesterday as he posted a picture on his official Instagram account. Having been linked with a move to Chelsea in the past, according to the Daily Mail, the stocky forward must have known that the image of him and his agent on a private jet would have sparked speculation. The post was captioned ‘Going to work in London. With my manager and friend # Teo’. But should the £39m-rated Zenit striker be on his way to the Bridge, what would he bring?
Chelsea are a team enjoying a wave of success right now. Not only do we have our hero of a manager back at Stamford Bridge, but we are also seven points clear at the top of the Premier League and have every chance of progressing into the next round of the Champions League. We have plenty to shout about in the capital right now but I think season could be even better.
