Re: 2014/15 Champions League

by Shed Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:04 pm

Abramovich wrote:You can go hiding when Chelsea enter a bad patch, because that's how you roll

by Shed Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:15 am

Thibaut Courtois WON'T play against Chelsea in Champions League semifinals as Atletico seek fourth successive loan spell:
Reports in Spain suggest Diego Simeone will not play the on-loan Blues keeper in this month's Champions League semifinal ties as the club try to win a fourth successive loan of the Belgian
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-news-thibaut-courtois-wont-3403687

Highly, highly doubt that.

by Kick Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:17 am

I doubt that. Winning CL could allow them to buy a top quality GK.

by Shed Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:48 pm

Real Madrid become the first Champions League Finalist after a 4-0 annihilation of Bayern tonight to wrap up an aggregate 5-0 thumping.

by Soul Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:50 am

Holy crap. That is quite intimidating.

by Shed Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:56 am

Made to look good through Pepsqueak's one-trick-pony incompetence :coffee:

They'll be quaking in their boots when the Chelsea come to town smoking

No but seriously, they're a phenomenal side. Will be hugely difficult for whoever gets through tomorrow.

by Shed Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:36 pm

Bayern and Chelsea looking best equipped to win the Champions League this season, says Fabio Capello:
Former England manager Fabio Capello believes 2012 and 2013 European Cup winners Chelsea and Bayern look most likely to lift the trophy in Berlin this season
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/509289/Italian-legend-backs-Chelsea-to-win-Champions-League-again

"If I had to make a prediction for the Champions League, Chelsea and Bayern are ahead of all the others, although the Spanish sides are still dangerous."

by Kick Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:35 am

Everyone is saying that.

by Shed Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:32 am

I only a little while ago realised our first CL match is this coming week Shocked

Here I was making the City thread and that's not even our next game Laughing

by Kick Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:33 am

by Shed Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:34 am

A repeat of the result in this match last year will do me nicely :coffee:

by Kick Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:41 am

Yes, a home win over Schalke would be a great start.

by Shed Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:43 am

So long as it's a better opening match than last year's...

by Kick Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:44 am

It's also worth noting that Schalke have a lot of injuries at present, they will not be able to field a full strength team, which will certainly benefit us.

by Shed Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:47 am

Funny as they also had a slew of key injuries when we faced them last season as I remember.

Good news for sure.

by Kick Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:48 am

It is a re-occurring problem for them.

by Shed Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:50 am

by Shed Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:56 pm

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho eyes winning Champions League in his second season for third time:
The Special One lifted the Champions League in year 2 of his reigns at Porto and Inter Milan, and has set his sights on doing so again with Chelsea to become the first coach ever to lift three European Cups at three different clubs
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9473000/champions-league-chelsea-boss-jose-mourinho-sets-sights-on-trophy

"Do I want to try to win it again? Of course."

"What drives me is to try to win. I work for my club, for my players and for the club supporters. I don't work for myself."

"If I win it once more, to win with three clubs is unique. But even if I don't do it, how many top managers in the world have only one or even not a single one?"

"The greatest in our country, he won it twice."

"If at the end of my career I've achieved that situation, then good, but it's far from being an obsession and it's not something that I think about a lot."

"I have the ambition to win it again, but in this moment I only think about don't play Europa League."

"We have a championship of six matches and three opponents and we have to do everything to qualify."

by Kick Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:27 am

I'd love to win it but I am not sure we will.

by Shed Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:46 pm

In some better news, Maribor managed to pull one back against Sporting with a stoppage time equaliser, so at least a slight ray of light on this otherwise diabolical evening.

by Shed Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:49 am

San Siro named the official venue for the 15/16 Final.

by Shed Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:39 am

José on the Champions League:

"My dream is that the Champions League Final is Chelsea against any one of the other 31 teams. I don’t mind which. I dream of playing it!"

"But I don’t think we are the favourites. The quality of the squads of the two big Spanish clubs and of Bayern puts them on a higher dimension."

"And the English teams are squeezed into the maximum of domestic competitions, not only because of the characteristics of the games themselves but also because of their scheduling. Next month no European team will do what we will do: play Sunday and Tuesday."

— via the Mirror

by Shed Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:49 am

Another Champions League game, another half-empty stadium for 'big club' Manchester City.

1-1 the result and leaves them with a bit of a hill to climb if they're to get out of the group.

by Kick Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:51 am

Rio was taking shots at them on twitter about it Laughing

by Shed Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:51 am

Ah yes I saw that rofl

by Kick Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:55 am

It is sad to see, they really should pack out that place like every other top club, but they don't.

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