Chelsea FC step up their pursuit of a sixth UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in nine years when they welcome SL Benfica to Stamford Bridge. The London club’s 100% winning record at home in this season’s competition will give them reason to believe, though Jorge Jesus’s Benfica should not be short on confidence either as [ Read More ]
SL Benfica welcome Chelsea FC to Lisbon looking to take a major step towards their first European Cup semi-final appearance for more than 20 years. Two-time winners Benfica have not got beyond the last eight since 1990 while Chelsea, by contrast, have been regular semi-finalists in the past decade. Chelsea will arrive buoyed by their [ Read More ]
Chelsea FC have a poor recent record at home in the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds and have to reverse that trend when they face SSC Napoli in the return leg of their last-16 encounter. The London club went down 3-1 in Naples on 21 February despite taking the lead through Juan Mata’s 27th-minute strike [ Read More ]
Juan Mata makes a return to Mestalla far sooner than he might have expected as his new club Chelsea FC visit former employers Valencia CF in the second round of UEFA Champions League Group E fixtures. Mata was on target on matchday one as Chelsea opened their campaign with a 2-0 home defeat of Bayer [ Read More ]
The likes of Manchester Utd and Chelsea may sit at the top of the Premiership – but they’re not leading the league when it comes to value for supporters. The ING Direct Value League [http://www.ingdirect.co.uk/valueleague ], compiled each season by the bank, compares clubs’ season ticket costs with their Premier League performance and entertainment value[1] [ Read More ]
Chelsea will look to avenge their 2008 UEFA Champions League final defeat by Manchester United when the two Premier League teams meet in the quarter-finals. Between them Chelsea and United have dominated the last six seasons of the Premier League and their rivalry gained a new dimension when United prevailed on penalties to claim their [ Read More ]
