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Last season, Roberto Di Matteo guided Chelsea to sixth place in the Premier League – the club’s lowest position for years. They were far too inconsistent and many said it could have possibly been the closing chapter on some of...read more »

When Yaya Toure made his £24million move from Barcelona to Manchester City in the summer of 2010, he was regarded by many as a “defensive midfielder”. He played in the holding role of Barcelona’s midfield trio for a number of...read more »

2011/12 Campaign (6th in the Premier League) The last season for Chelsea can be best described as an extended Batman metaphor. Andre Villas-Boas played the part of The Joker - wise and intellectual, no doubt, but with an immaturity and a...read more »

After the final whistle was blown, beyond all the tears and celebrations were claims that it was a night when football had lost; that Chelsea had found a way to destroy the dimensions of football. I think this is a bit...read more »

Bayern Munich are another side who will feel that this simply is their year, after they progressed to the final after a penalty shootout against Real Madrid, as they play the showpiece game at their own stadium, the Allians Arena....read more »

Whichever piece of commentary you prefer, either Alan Green's  "it's  a miracle" or Gary Neville's cry of "unbelievable" nobody can avoid the astonishing nature of Chelsea's triumph over the Catalan giants. Ignoring momentarily the result, surely there was no chance...read more »

What a night at Stamford Bridge! Roberto Di Matteo’s brave Chelsea lions defeated Pep Guardiola’s majestic Barcelona side by virtue of a solitary Didier Drogba strike bang on half time. The big, bustling striker spent large parts of the first...read more »

After Andres Villas-Boas’ impromptu sacking, many thought Abramovich’s patience was so short that he needed to pump his money into something other than football. Even though his demands are incredibly high, the ‘Jose Mourinho glory days’ are now over: he...read more »

The build up to this particular London derby had a slightly lopsided look about it. It was Spurs rather than Chelsea who were being lauded as credible title challengers, and it was the Pensioners who played the role of long...read more »

As Chelsea and Liverpool lock horns this Sunday I have compared both teams starting XI`s to see who comes out on top. The teams are based on injury and current form with both adopting a 4-3-3 formation.      Cech                                                                                  Reina Ivanovic Terry Alex...read more »