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Yacine Brahimi to Chelsea? More Chelsea mind games.

Champions League Football. I think or say it and immediately I think of that Drogba header, that Cech penalty save..

Champions League

29 Sep

Terry’s Fear is His Future Involvement in European Cup Semi-finals

At the end of this enthralling European Cup semi-final second-leg, John Terry broke into tears, staring desperately into the Matthew..

Champions League

2 May

Chelsea 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain (3-3 on agg) – Glory Again?

In typical Chelsea fashion, we refused to give in. We defied all the odds and the scepticism. We called upon..

Champions League

10 Apr

Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Chelsea – Three Things We Learned

Our Champions League aspirations were dented by a vibrant Paris Saint-Germain. The millions invested into the Parisian club by their..

Champions League

4 Apr

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea – The Low-down on Les Parisiens

Ahead of our Champions League quarter-final first leg against French champions Paris Saint-Germain, I interviewed PSG supporter and blogger Matt..

Champions League

1 Apr

Chelsea 2-0 Galatasaray – Five Things We Learned

As I mentioned in my match preview, there could hardly be a better way to bounce back from a damaging..

Champions League

20 Mar

Chelsea v Galatasaray – Match Preview

There could hardly be a better way to bounce back from a damaging league defeat than to secure progression into..

Champions League

18 Mar

Basel 1-0 Chelsea – Match Reports, Reaction and Video

Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “Chelsea have qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League yet, as the..

Champions League

27 Nov

Chelsea 3-0 Schalke – Match Reports, Reaction and Video

Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “This was a reaffirmation of the José Mourinho effect. The manager had been so..

Champions League

7 Nov

Schalke 0-3 Chelsea – Match Reports, Reaction and Video

Press reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “Schalke were well beaten here, wounded by neatly taken goals from Fernando Torres, a..

Champions League

23 Oct

Chelsea 1-2 Basel – You Can Always Canton Those Switzers

As Keegan notes, ‘the effect of a cavalry charge had always depended more on the moral frailty of those receiving..

Best-of

20 Sep

So, Darling… How Was It for You?

Monday, 20th May 2013 A hotel room somewhere in South West London, the sun is rising through hazy clouds, there..

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12 Jun

All Chelsea Managers and Trophies Under Abramovich

Chelsea Trophies Under Roman Abramovich We review all the Chelsea managers and their success (or otherwise) since Roman Abramovich took..

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16 May

The Thatcherisation of Football

Football has been consumed by the ogre that is the Champions League. Being of a certain age I remember with..

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20 Apr

Juventus 3-0 Chelsea – The Old Lady Weren’t for Turinin’

Somewhere between talking to the trees in Paint Your Wagon (1969) and talking to a chair at the Republican Convention..

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22 Nov

Chelsea 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk – On Leadership

Introduction Only quack footballogists would claim to have accurately dissected the thinking behind Abramovich and Gourlay’s leadership. Indeed, a decade..

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8 Nov

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Chelsea – Eastern Promises, Brazilian Realities

Introduction When will it end? Is Chelsea forever scourged by an unequivocal marriage to the issue of racism? Some would..

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24 Oct

FC Nordsjaelland 0-4 Chelsea – Match Reports and Highlights

The match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “Chelsea achieved the remarkable on foreign soil in May but there was still..

Champions League

3 Oct

Chelsea 2-2 Juventus – In Black and White

A little preamble Well well well. The mojo is slowly returning. I can remove myself from the self-imposed exile I’ve..

Champions League

20 Sep

Another Shed Load

You will have noted that Nick, blog owner and master of Podding Acres, wherein lies the humble structure from whence..

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28 Aug

AVB is the Reason We Won the Champions League

On this blog there have been detractors of the Champions League competition but personally I’ve never been as affected and..

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4 Jun

Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (aet; Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties) – Prose to Joy

A little preamble Football eh? Bloody hell! Yes, the exact same quote I used for the Barcelona review still stands..

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21 May

Champions League final countdown and reaction – Live

Posted Friday, 18 May 2012 at 3:06pm. Last updated Sunday, 20 May 2012 at 8:35pm. Here we go. Join us..

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18 May

The Podding Shed Needs You – Champions League Special!

In this week’s episode of the Podding Shed we will be focussing on the Champions League final. We want to..

Champions League

15 May

Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea (2-3 on agg) – Our Reign in Spain Destroys the Mainly Vain

A little preamble Football eh? Bloody hell! So said Sir Rednose Baconface of Salford Quays once upon a time. A..

Champions League

25 Apr

Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona (Who-celona?) Part I

Dare to dream? Well, do we? Let’s be honest we were all over ’em weren’t we? Err… If you’re reading..

Champions League

19 Apr

Chelsea v Barcelona: Standing on the Edge (Reprise)

It’s the night before Barcelona. God, I detest the Champions League. It’s a vile, overblown, self-important and elitist clique that..

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17 Apr

Chelsea 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg) – Hotel Barcelona

A little preamble Well well well. Just a week or so after putting in a fine display as the backup..

Champions League

5 Apr

Benfica 0-1 Chelsea – Eagles Tamed

The preamble A recall to duty for me tonight. To be honest I nearly pulled out, the thought of extending..

Champions League

27 Mar

Chelsea 4-1 Napoli – Match Reports and Goal Videos

The match reports The Guardian, Daniel Taylor: “In the end it will be remembered as one of the great Stamford..

Champions League

14 Mar

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea – AVB Couldn’t Light a Bonfire in a Volcano

The bay of Naples nestles beneath Mount Vesuvius, a volcano which hasn’t been truly explosive since burying Pompeii in AD..

Champions League

21 Feb

Chelsea 3-0 Valencia – Resurrection Man

“Resurrection Man can’t stay dead for long, though – and with each rebirth comes new and unexpected powers. But his..

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6 Dec

Tag Archives: Champions League

Yacine Brahimi to Chelsea? More Chelsea mind games.

Terry’s Fear is His Future Involvement in European Cup Semi-finals

Chelsea 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain (3-3 on agg) – Glory Again?

Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Chelsea – Three Things We Learned

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea – The Low-down on Les Parisiens

Chelsea 2-0 Galatasaray – Five Things We Learned

Chelsea v Galatasaray – Match Preview

Basel 1-0 Chelsea – Match Reports, Reaction and Video

Chelsea 3-0 Schalke – Match Reports, Reaction and Video

Schalke 0-3 Chelsea – Match Reports, Reaction and Video

Chelsea 1-2 Basel – You Can Always Canton Those Switzers

So, Darling… How Was It for You?

All Chelsea Managers and Trophies Under Abramovich

The Thatcherisation of Football

Juventus 3-0 Chelsea – The Old Lady Weren’t for Turinin’

Chelsea 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk – On Leadership

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Chelsea – Eastern Promises, Brazilian Realities

FC Nordsjaelland 0-4 Chelsea – Match Reports and Highlights

Chelsea 2-2 Juventus – In Black and White

Another Shed Load

AVB is the Reason We Won the Champions League

Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (aet; Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties) – Prose to Joy

Champions League final countdown and reaction – Live

The Podding Shed Needs You – Champions League Special!

Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea (2-3 on agg) – Our Reign in Spain Destroys the Mainly Vain

Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona (Who-celona?) Part I

Chelsea v Barcelona: Standing on the Edge (Reprise)

Chelsea 2-1 Benfica (3-1 agg) – Hotel Barcelona

Benfica 0-1 Chelsea – Eagles Tamed

Chelsea 4-1 Napoli – Match Reports and Goal Videos

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea – AVB Couldn’t Light a Bonfire in a Volcano

Chelsea 3-0 Valencia – Resurrection Man

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