Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United: Mata’s ball to Ba bypasses the zone United...
Juan Mata and Demba Ba combined for a brilliant goal in an otherwise quiet match. Rafael Benitez made various changes from the side that lost at Southampton on Saturday – he fielded his three exciting...
View ArticleNew managers: Mourinho at Chelsea
Jose Mourinho isn’t so much a ‘new’ manager as a returning manager, following nearly six years away from Chelsea. The obvious advantage Mourinho has over David Moyes and Manuel Pellegrini, the other...
View ArticleManchester City 0-1 Chelsea: cautious team selection from Mourinho, but...
Chelsea kept a clean sheet and created a number of chances in a highly impressive away performance. Manuel Pellegrini was without Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri and Fernandinho. He kept a 4-4-2 with Edin...
View ArticleChelsea 1-3 Atletico: Juanfran skips past Hazard for two goals
Atletico set up an all-Madrid European Cup final with a convincing victory at Stamford Bridge. Jose Mourinho welcomed back John Terry but Petr Cech was still out, and Frank Lampard was suspended. He...
View ArticlePSG 1-1 Chelsea: PSG dominate down the left
PSG dominated by constantly attacking effectively down the left, and Chelsea relied on Thibaut Courtois to secure a valuable away draw. PSG selection Laurent Blanc was without the likes of Thiago...
View ArticleFrance 1-0 Belgium: France defend deep, compact, and invite passes out to Chadli
France 1-0 Belgium analysis.
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