This week’s Chelsea Times was going to be a pleasant stroll down nostalgia avenue, with a few bits about the..
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Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Despair in a football match cannot come more intolerably or improbably. Barcelona vaulted over..
Amidst the hype about tomorrow night’s game, I think I’ve come up with a perfect tactical master plan to foil..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The resilience of Chelsea was formidable and it has preserved their hopes of a..
"Monday, Monday, so good to me Monday, Monday, it was all I hoped it would be." So sang The Mama’s..
After Wednesday’s first leg, as the adrenalin receded, I had a chance to calmly appreciate the night’s events. The residual..
Match reports Daily Telegraph, Henry Winter: “This was epic stuff, one of the most memorable, fluctuating games in the history..
Stevie Wonder, despite being eminently qualified to become a Premiership referee, was probably more of a fan at heart. “Very..
Bob Quick must be looking at Guus Hiddink and wondering exactly where he went wrong. Britain’s most hapless copper (well,..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Liverpool’s disbelief must be very nearly as great as their despair. Nobody had anticipated..
The draws for the Champions League quarter- and semi-finals are scheduled to take place in about 10 minutes. I will..
A psychic journey through Juventus versus Chelsea, 9th March 2009 or a more than somewhat bollock-eyed view of Tuesday night’s..
Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: "Chelsea have their quarter-final and scars aplenty to show for this skirmish with the..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: "A 1–0 win will make Stamford Bridge misty-eyed with reminiscences of the hardiness shown..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: "The sense of jeopardy was a figment of the imagination, but Chelsea were not..
Match reports The Guardian, David Hytner: "Chelsea had this game and their qualification for the knock-out phase in the palm..
Match reports The Independent, Jason Burt: "Two defeats in four games? It is not a crisis at Chelsea but it..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: "Chelsea made progress with a backward step. No home supporter could have complained about..
Match reports The Guardian, Louise Taylor: "It is several centuries since visitors to Transylvania routinely ran the risk of a..
Match reports The Times, Martin Samuel: "A convincing first Champions League victory for Luiz Felipe Scolari was only the half..
The draw for the group stages of this season’s Champions League has taken place in Monaco. Chelsea will be in..
In a parallel universe not far from here, the nation will tune into ‘The Apprentice’ tomorrow night and see Roman..
Where do I begin… a love story? Imagine you are in love. Truly, madly, deeply in love. Head over heels..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Even predictability can carry its trace of surprise. The Champions League final did go..
Mark, our intrepid reporter in the field, is photoblogging his journey to the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. 6:54 a.m. Check-in, Stansted..
Come along Come along Come along and sing this song We’re the boys in Blue in Division Two And we’re..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The road to the final against Manchester United in Moscow on May 21 was..
It seems that there is a bit of a game on this evening. Having read some missives from Merseyside, there..
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The roars of the Anfield crowd at the close were solely of defiance. Lesser..
Match reports Daily Telegraph, John Ley: “Another year, another semi-final. For the fourth time in five seasons, Chelsea reached the..
Match reports The Guardian, David Hytner: “Having forged ahead through an own-goal from Deivid, [Chelsea] had a fistful of first-half..
Match reports The Guardian, Stuart James: “It is now 60 matches unbeaten in all competitions for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge,..
