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Lionel Messi’s equaliser at Stamford Bridge last month ensured the last-16 tie headed to Camp Nou all square and Barca’s all-time leading goalscorer nutmegged visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to fire his team ahead after three minutes. Messi laid on Ousmane Dembele for a rasping second and scored his 100th Champions League goal when he got the better of Courtois once more after the hour. Barcelona provided an object lesson in ruthlessness as Chelsea matched them for long periods in general play, hitting the post and the crossbar through Marcos Alonso and Antonio Rudiger respectively....

In case you didn’t know.. The 28-year-old winger has been in the radar of Real Madrid since the beginning of this season after his amazing string of performances at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he captained Belgium to a third-place finish. Zinedine Zidane is back at Real Madrid and club president Florentino Perez has admitted that he has given the French manager a hefty budget to bring back the glory days for Real Madrid....

At present, Chelsea aren’t able to buy or sell any players, which means there will be more focus on the individuals currently at the club. MORE: Who will buy Chelsea? In addition, the Blues aren’t able to offer any new contracts, which could lead to them losing some key players this summer. Here’s an assessment of when each player’s contract expires. Chelsea players out of contract The most pressing issue for Chelsea is that they have three defenders out of contract at the end of June in Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta....

After a 1-0 defeat to table-toppers Manchester City last month, the injury-hit champions lost 2-1 to bottom side Crystal Palace on Saturday to drop to fifth place with 13 points. The Group C leaders will look to maintain their perfect Champions League record when Roma visit Stamford Bridge and defender Alonso said Chelsea are not lacking motivation. “The team is looking forward to this game because it’s a good opportunity for us to change things in terms of the last game,” the Spaniard told the club’s website (www....

Conte complained before the Premier League contest that his players did not have sufficient recovery time following the midweek trip to face Qarabag in the Champions League and might have feared the worst when Liverpool’s ex-Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 65th minute with his 15th goal of the season. But Willian, who scored twice in a 4-0 stroll against the Azerbaijani champions, levelled matters with five minutes to play when his attempted cross looped over Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and in....

REVEALED: World’s best paid player Juventus legend Buffon won three consecutive Serie A titles under Conte from 2011 to 2014, before the 47-year-old left Turin to manage Italy. After a mixed start, Conte has made his mark on Chelsea, guiding the Blues to the top of the Premier League after eight straight victories, including wins against title rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City in their last two matches. The Old Lady had been without a scudetto since 2006 before Conte’s appointment and goalkeeper Buffon has been impressed by his impact at Stamford Bridge....

However, his system requires patience. It will take time to implement that system at Chelsea, just like Pep’s own philosophy did at City. They lost against Manchester City in the Community Shield match a few days ago. In that match, we could see that Chelsea are going to play interesting football this season. Chelsea did a good job in the summer market. They managed to keep their key players. Hazard, Kante and Willian stayed at the club....

When asked of his future beyond this season he said: I just wonder how the club feels about Romeu. Do they genuinely feel that he will establish himself in Jose Mourinho’s first team squad and onto being a regular starter or did they renew his contract with a view to selling him for at least double what Chelsea paid for him (£5m)? “After two seasons on loan, the ideal would be settling into a club to get some stability....

The Nature Boy apologized to Charlotte for his mess up, which The Queen responded to on Twitter, but Lacey Evans has now commented too. The Sassy Southern Belle was seen flirting with the WWE Hall of Famer during the match, and she celebrated her team’s victory by kissing Ric Flair on the cheek. On the other hand, Charlotte Flair was upset with her father for his involvement in the match, which led her to dismiss The Nature Boy from the ring....

The Last Women Standing match was touted as the match of the year by a large majority of the WWE Universe but the company did not seem interested in having the 2nd edition of the all-women PPV. Charlotte was talking to Cultaholic at the BT Sport’s WWE launch party when she was asked about the pay-per-view’s next edition. She stated that she was happy was with the success of the first edition and if it does not happen again, it would not be a bad thing....

The former best friends famously fell out around the time of their 2018-19 on-screen rivalry. Last week, Lynch’s ex-boyfriend Jeff Dye revealed that she used to talk to him about Flair legitimately getting angry with her about in-character remarks. EC3 worked for WWE when Flair and Lynch headlined WrestleMania 35 with Ronda Rousey in 2019. On Sportskeeda’s The Wrestling Outlaws show, he explained why he keeps his private life away from the wrestling business:...

Chase Utley likely will be available for Game 3 of the Mets-Dodgers NL Division Series, as multiple outlets report his appeal of his two-game suspension will not be heard by MLB prior to the game. MORE: Translating the Utley double-talk | Don’t hit him, Harvey: An open letter While it would seem in all parties’ best interests to have the Utley situation resolved as quickly as possible, CBS Sports reported Monday morning that the MLB Players’ Association is opposed to a Monday hearing because it wants more time to prepare....

Sir Alex Ferguson has been featured in the written press ahead of the big Manchester derby tonight and there is one point that has got me thinking. He has been talking about the fact United have literally dominated the Premier League this term and could do so for a number of years. When asked about challengers to their crown, he spoke of Man City with their potential to spend big but also spoke of Chelsea....

After a roller-coaster month, with games packed as tight as people on a subway car, Chelsea are one win away from taking over 60 percent of the points available on that stretch. The team, began stuttering with back to back losses (at Everton and vs. Basel), but it has found a better form, claiming three wins and an important away draw (at Tottenham) in the last four matches. So, what changed?...

Eden Hazard capped off yet another Chelsea win enriched by his own brilliance by putting substitute Morata through in a one-on-one with McCarthy with the Spaniard pulling out a neat finish by when the tension had long been lanced. The riot was started by the same man itself when Barkley’s high press cost Hojbjerg possession outside the Southampton box, who then slid the ball through to Hazard with the Belgian scoring his seventh league goal of the season....

Chelsea’s 2-0 loss at Manchester United last weekend left the league leaders just four points clear of second-placed Spurs with six matches remaining. The London rivals will get a measure of where they stand in Saturday’s contest at Wembley, a match in which Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said his team will be considered underdogs. Zlatan out for the season But Conte dismissed that notion, pointing to the fact that for the second year running Spurs are in the running for title glory....

Why? Soccer officials punished Mourinho for his comments after Chelsea’s loss to Southampton. Those critical comments cost him $77,251 and left him needing to stifle his criticism for a year. MORE: Lost to Costa Rica has Jurgen Klinsmann job in jeopardy | After U.S. loss to Mexico The Football Association confirmed its decision on Wednesday. “Jose Mourinho has been given a suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 after he admitted a breach of FA Rules in relation to post-match media comments,” the English soccer governing body said in a statement....

According to The Athletic, the Blues are are edging closer to securing the 25-year-old’s signature. A lack of goals and creativity in attack was one of the major reasons behind their inability to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title last season. The likes of Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner, and Callum Hudson-Odoi scored just 15 Premier League goals between them in the 2021/22 season....

Drogba signed for Montreal Impact last summer after a successful second spell at Chelsea where he won the Capital One Cup and the Premier League title. Although he is currently under contract with the Canadian professional soccer team, the Ivorian has been constantly linked with a return to Chelsea after the appointment of Hiddink. Recently, he was spotted alongside Hiddink and Roman Abramovich in the stands during Chelsea’s 3-1 recent win over Sunderland....