NICCCOOO!!!!!! WHAT A FINISH!! 🇸🇳

🔴 1-1 🔵 [47] #CFC | #LIVCHE

Liverpool lead. Jones scores.

🔴 2-1 🔵 [52] #CFC | #LIVCHE

SUBS: Enzo Fernandez, Renato Veiga and Benoit Badiashile replace Romeo Lavia, Reece James and Tosin Adarabioyo

🚨 SUB: Nkunku on, Madueke off!

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FT: Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James (C) (Veiga 53’), Tosin (Badiashile 53’), Colwill, Gusto; Caicedo, Lavia (Fernandez 53’); Madueke (Nkunku 75’), Palmer, Sancho (Neto 45’); Jackson

Bench: Bettinelli, Disasi, Badiashile, Veiga, Fernandez, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Joao Felix, Nkunku

Unused substitutes: Bettinelli, Disasi, Dewsbury-Hall, Felix

🟨 Chelsea yellow cards: Tosin (6’), Jackson (28’), Veiga (77’)

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konaté, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Jones, Gravenberch, Gakpo, Jota, Salah

Bench: Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton

🔵 G/A for Chelsea from:

Nicolas Jackson [47’] ⚽️
Moises Caicedo 🅰️

🔴 Goals for Liverpool from:

Mohamed Salah [28’] ⚽️
Curtis Jones [51’] ⚽️

Thoughts on the game? ⬇️

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𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒:

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STARTING XI:

Sanchez - 4.5: Didn’t have many saves to make and a few shaky moments other than that.

James - 5: Looked quite sharp considering how little he’s played in recent months but didn’t have a chance to involve himself.

Tosin - 4: Looked uncomfortable dealing with long balls and playing out the back at times.

Colwill - 4: Not his best game. Gave away the penalty which was probably avoidable and passing wasn’t up to his usual standard. Improved slightly in the second half.

Gusto - 5: Played in a somewhat unfamiliar role in the first half before he switched to right back. Passing and other attacking contributions weren’t sharp enough but defended well generally.

Lavia - 7.5: Relieved the pressure many times and showcased his impressive passing ability. Another nice display vs one of the leagues best.

Caicedo - 8.5 [MOTM]: Chelsea’s best player today without a doubt. Ran endlessly, made multiple tackles, and used his strength properly. On the attacking side, he always looked to go forward, dribbled tidily, and moved the ball around. Great assist for Jackson with the throughball.

Palmer - 5: Quiet game by his standards, being heavily marked. Still had a couple of bright moments nonetheless, and others where he could have done better.

Sancho - 4: Saw a lot of the ball but didn’t test Alexander-Arnold at all. Had a penalty claim dismissed.

Jackson - 6.5: Made a great run and took his goal expertly. Had a very tough job today against Van Dijk and Konate.

Madueke - 6.5: One of the most promising players in the first half, often being the attacking outlet and giving Robertson a lot of headache, but had a quieter second half.

SUBSTITUTES:

Neto - 6.5: Showed a lot of promise both on the left and right wings. Made good runs, dribbled well and made a great cross that almost found Nkunku.

Badiashile - 6.5: Well played, tidy passing and in his defensive work.

Veiga - 4.5: Could have been more precise at times. Missed a good chance with a header.

Enzo - 5.5: Did OK when he came on. Combined well with Neto a few times.

Nkunku - N/A

Thoughts? 🔵⬇️

Enzo Maresca: “We don’t like to lose but if we had to lose, this is how to lose. It’s a shame we didn’t get anything out of the game because we deserve at least a draw.”

SIX WINS FROM SIX! 💯

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🇪🇨 Moises Caicedo registered more successful attacking third passes (12) than any other player for either Liverpool or Chelsea. Arguably the best player on the pitch during the defeat.

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Pure passion. 🎥🙌

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Filip Jorgensen was absent vs Liverpool after suffering suspected concussion with Denmark U21s. He’s shown no adverse symptoms since, but Chelsea are following FA protocols. Club hope he can return in time for Panathinaikos match.

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𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Former @Tottenhm physio Stephen McAleer has joined Chelsea as the Blues continue to revamp their medical department.

McAleer was rehab physio for Spurs from 2018 to 2021 and has been working at Red Bull’s Athlete Performance Centre in Salzburg for the last three years.

His role there has been linking the group’s teams – New York, Leipzig, Bragantino and Salzburg – in terms of their medical and therapy teams.

At Chelsea, he replaces Fearghal Kerin as Rehab Physio. Kerin left the Blues earlier this month after two years.

Chelsea have split their physio team between rehab and performance. The Rehab Physio focuses on injured players and helping them towards full fitness, while the Performance Physio focuses on the matchday squad, often working pitchside, as well as on prehab (injury prevention).

🗣️ Writing on LinkedIn, McAleer said:

“After almost four fantastic years in Austria, I’m excited to share that I’ve accepted a new role to join Chelsea Football Club as the Lead of Performance Rehabilitation.

“Excited to join a great team and for the road that lies ahead. Let’s gooooooo!”

[training_ground_guru]

A message from Romeo Lavia....🙏🏼

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Cole Palmer uploaded a photo of his new boots with the ‘Cold Face’ emoji on them, as well as the England and Saint Kitts and Nevis flag 🥶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇰🇳

The perfect boots to go with his ‘Cold Palmer’ celebration 🤝

✈️🇬🇷 Chelsea’s 22-man squad for the UEFA Conference League clash with Panathinaikos in Greece:

𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬: Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen, Lucas Bergstrom

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga

𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: Enzo Fernandez, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka, Samuel Rak-Sakyi

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk, Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku, Jadon Sancho, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu, Shumaira Mheuka

The likes of Marcus Bettinelli, Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Cole Palmer have all remained at Cobham as they are not registered for the competition, while Levi Colwill, Moises Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson, Reece James and Malo Gusto have also stayed back in England.

🗓️ The Blues face Panathinaikos at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday evening (kick-off 5.45pm UK time).

[Via ChelseaFC]

Joao Felix ahead of Panathinaikos [A] in the UEFA Conference League group stage:

🤗 𝐎𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:

“When I left Chelsea in 2023, I said to my family and friends that for sure I would come back to Premier League.

“I loved the time that I spent at the club previously. I enjoyed the Premier League, the players and the whole environment. I always wanted to come back, it happened a little earlier than I expected but I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea.

“It was a strange one really [how the move came about]. I was doing my pre-season with Atletico, yet to know whether I was staying or not. Then my agent called me to say that he’d spoken with Chelsea and that the coach wanted me. After two or three days, the negotiations were done and I came. Simple!”

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐈:

“We have so many good players here and I spoke with Enzo before I signed with Chelsea.

“I liked what he said to me, the way he thinks of football and the way he plays. I liked what he said and I knew the competition would be hard but I’m here to work. I know what I can offer, what I can do and I think I can help the team.

“It’s only a matter of time and nothing will stop me achieving my dreams. I will always work hard when wearing the shirt and I think it’s only a matter of time before I help the team.”

🎈 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐮:

“He’s [Nkunku] a top player. We all know his qualities, we saw him as a player doing amazing things when he was in Leipzig.

“I think we see the game in a similar way and we know what each other is going to do. It’s easy to play with him and on the pitch, we connect very well.”

(Via ChelseaFC)

Enzo Maresca ahead of Panathinaikos [A] in the UEFA Conference League group stage:

🧤𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐬:

“Yes, he is available and is going to play.”

😤 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:

“What I can say is we try to work with Misha every day and hopefully he can get better and better day by day with us.

“It is more or less the same situation as Joao [Felix] as he is doing well but there are other players who are doing well too.

“The important thing in this moment is for him – and for the rest of the players – is that when they get the chance, they take it.“

😇 𝐎𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐚𝐤-𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐌𝐡𝐮𝐞𝐤𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞:

“They have been with us already for different sessions.

“Sam has a good profile. He can play holding midfielder or through the lines. Shimmy, we use him as a striker and as a winger.

“I think they have good profiles, young ones, and it will be a good experience for them to stay with us.

“We also have Tyrique [George] that is with us and is already doing very well with us. It is good to have them with us because we can hopefully give them some minutes, some chances, and they can grow and they can have different experiences.”

(Via ChelseaFC)