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In case you didn’t know… Since joining the club in 2016, Batshuayi was always used as a replacement - first to Diego Costa and then to Alvaro Morata. Due to lack of favour from former boss Antonio Conte and the purchase of Olivier Giroud from Arsenal, the 25-year-old was sent out on loan to Borussia Dortmund in a three-way deal that saw Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang switch to North London. The heart of the matter In nine Bundesliga matches, he struck an impressive seven goals for BVB....

Chelsea will lift the title, regardless of the result, as they face Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in their final game of the season. Zlatan ‘ready’ for Europa League final Conte doesn’t want his players to lose their passion or relax as a result of their success in the first season of their new manager. He thinks that his players will go from winners to losers, if they chose to rest on their laurels....

In an interview with Goal, Ancelotti commiserated with Mourinho, saying, “It’s a little of this that Mourinho paid for, the fact that the team had not started like last year, when they had a tremendous desire to do well after a bad year.” “This year it was exactly the opposite; he paid for the lack of motivation among the players.” Ancelotti, who faced the sack as Chelsea manager in 2011 after a successful 2009/10 campaign, also noted the importance of confidence, saying, “That is the most difficult job for a coach because within a group, both one that is doing well and one that is doing badly, there are always problems to resolve....

Conte saw his side pick up just one point in September, but after a tactical switch to the former Italy manager’s preferred 3-4-3 formation, the club scored 11 goals and kept four clean sheets in October. “It’s a great honour and I will share this with my players and the club,” Conte told the Premier League’s website (www.premierleague.com). “It is the first time I work in another country with a different culture, and when you want to bring your own philosophy it is not easy, but now I am glad for this choice....

For Johnson to lose the Sprint Cup championship to either of those two drivers, he most likely will need to have a problem on the track. That doesn’t mean there’s no stress. MORE: Johnson gains edge with workout routine | Johnson deserves fan support | Bayne illness “It's so easy to throw these things away,” Johnson crew chief Chad Knaus said. “We see it time and time again. There's things that you cannot control, there's things that you can control, and we've got to make sure that we can control what is in our ability and put our best foot forward....

On Saturday, Upper East Side resident Robyn Roth-Moise tweeted photos of four 100-dollar bills she pulled out of a local Chase ATM. The cash, withdrawn at a bank branch located at 86th Street and York Avenue, had been stamped in blue ink with a swastika and what resembled a Nazi eagle. Roth-Moise told the New York Post that it wasn’t until she got home that she noticed the symbols....

Fortunately, all this frantic clicking and checking for new mail is not necessary. Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail, and Outlook Express can do it all for you, regularly and automatically. Why Set Automatic Mail Checking? For example, if you are expecting important mail to arrive regularly aver the course of the day you might want to know if new mail has arrived every 10 minutes. Or perhaps you find constant alerts that email has arrived to be a distraction and only want to check it once or twice a day....

Since these images were taken from a Korean PTR (public test realm) they are subject to change. These could be the final skin designs or Blizzard could make adjustments before competitive mode is released, but it is a safe bet these are it. There are plenty of cosmetic goodies to be obtained in Overwatch, but the really good stuff is in the game’s upcoming competitive mode, which is set to release at the end of June....

The reality is that chelation neither improves nor cures symptoms of autism. In addition, if used incorrectly and outside of a hospital setting, chelating drugs can be quite dangerous. Standard Uses Chelation was developed to treat heavy metal poisoning discovered in people who painted naval vessels with lead-based paint. As such, it has been found to be useful for treating poisoning by arsenic, lead, mercury, gold, iron, cadmium, and copper....

Real Madrid cannot compete with Barcelona without Ronaldo, says Valdano Real Madrid have lost 2 of the 3 El Clasicos this season and former manager Jorge Valdano isn’t impressed. He believes that Los Blancos made a huge mistake of not replacing Ronaldo and claims they cannot compete with their arch-rivals without him. “When they had a guy in their team who had such a knack for putting the ball away, Madrid were characterised by how clinical they were in front of goal,” he said....

Frank Lampard’s side took an early lead through Callum Hudson-Odoi, who slotted in with a slick finish after just 6 minutes when he cut in from the right before firing into the bottom corner. In the 33rd minute, the young winger turned provider when his shot was parried by Forest keeper Jordan Smith, and Ross Barkley poked it home. The game was not without VAR controversy but overall it was a commanding performance from the Blues, who should go into the next stage of the tournament with plenty of confidence....

A minority of the away end were reported to have shouted discriminatory remarks during the clash at Vicarage Road. Chelsea suspended four people from attending matches earlier this month while the club carries out an investigation into allegations Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was racially abused at Stamford Bridge. And just days later UEFA also opened an investigation into alleged anti-Semitic chanting during a Europa League game in Hungary....

Green was among the 10 WWE Superstars released by Vince McMahon’s promotion on April 15. The releases came exactly a year after similar cuts were made in 2020 owing to budget issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, Chelsea Green has been teasing matches with various IMPACT Wrestling and AEW stars on Twitter. Former AEW star Ivelisse has now stepped up to tease a clash between her and Green....

Despite having the club reportedly being set to sign Athletic Club’s Kepa Arrizabalaga, Madrid are still interested in bringing in the Belgian, with the report claiming that the 25-year-old is keen on a move to Madrid. The Blues star spent time on loan with Atletico and his ex wife and children still live in the Spanish capital. Chelsea cool Dembele interest Chelsea’s interest in Celtic star Moussa Dembele has cooled off, with the club looking to Monaco’s Thomas Lemar and Red Star Belgrade’s Richmond Boakye to strengthen the attack, according to the Evening Standard....

Celtic beat a host of clubs to the 21-year-old midfielder, including Real Betis, Leganes and Nottingham Forest, whilst several English clubs were also thought to be interested. Read the full story on Goal! Chelsea and Arsenal agree Giroud fee Having missed out on signing Edin Dzeko, Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, reports Gianluca DiMarzio . The Blues were unable to land Roma striker Dzeko and have now shaken hands on a £15 million fee plus incentives for the France international....

Lukaku calms Chelsea speculation The 21-year-old made 15 appearances for Swindon Town in League One in the second half of last season and will now spend all of the 2017-18 campaign in the Eredivisie. Dabo, a product of Chelsea’s youth system, is yet to make a first-team appearance for the Blues. Chelsea have loaned players to Vitesse on a regular basis since 2010, with Nemanja Matic and Betrand Traore among the players to have had stints in the Dutch top flight....

The story suggests that Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari has ruled out a recall for the Croatian. As per his contract, the Blues have an option to sign the midfielder for a price close to £27 million. In case you didn’t know… Kovacic was snapped up from Inter Milan in 2015, but his three years at the Spanish capital restricted him to just 37 appearances in all competitions due to fierce competition for the starting spot....

The Blues were one of the busiest teams in the summer transfer window, where they signed quality players like Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Wesley Fofana. Their total expenditure on incomings in the latest window was around €312.47 million and it seems owner Todd Boehly is open to spending even more money soon. Potter is reportedly in line to be handed a combined €300 million war chest to spend in both the transfer windows in 2023....

Finally given a chance to perform at his best and most natural position in front of the Stamford Bridge faithful on Europe’s biggest stage, the American rewarded his manager for the vote of confidence under the bright lights. MORE: Champions League top goalscorers Pulisic was all around spectacular, his performance punctuated by the side’s second goal as Chelsea topped LOSC Lille 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 matchup....

Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Alan John during her recent trip to Bangalore, India, the 10-time Women’s Champion was hesitant to name-check any specific individuals in NXT who could follow in her footsteps by main-eventing WrestleMania. Flair did, however, mention that Bianca Belair has the “It Factor” and she can see herself going up against “The EST of NXT” in a one-on-one match at WrestleMania one day. Charlotte Flair’s WrestleMania history WrestleMania 32 (2016): Flair won the newly introduced WWE Women’s Championship in a Triple Threat match against Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks....