Under-18s report: Fulham 1-0 Chelsea

Chelsea Under-18s saw their four-game winning streak end on Tuesday evening in a hard-fought London derby against Fulham, a second-half penalty proving the difference as the young Blues slipped to second in the league table.

🔵 Chelsea’s lineup (4-3-3):

Freddy Bernal; Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Olutayo Subuloye, Jacob Hall, Harry McGlinchey; Ollie Harrison (C), Walter Nutter (Dante Waite 86), Frankie Runham; Yahya Idrissi (Hezekiah Grimwade h-t), Chizaram Ezenwata (Andrew Pennie 69), Sol Gordon (Lewi Richards 86)

🟥 Red card: Richards (90’+2’)

Unused substitute: Hudson Sands

[📸 via thechelseaspot]

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Enzo Maresca ahead of Legia Warsaw [H] in the Conference League quarter-final second leg:

🤝 “We try to always prioritise the next match.

“The next match is tomorrow night and that for us is an important game because it gives us the chance to reach a semi-final of a European competition. That is the first one. So hopefully, we can reach the semi-final, and then focus on Sunday.”

👀 𝐎𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝’𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“The Premier League games, the six games we have, are all going to be finals.

“I’ve said many times, we win a game at this stage, you see yourself there and are happy, but if you don’t win, you can be a little bit sad or upset. But it’s how you manage in this moment the emotions. We have been there, and we want to be there again by the end of the season.”

📈 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦:

“This season, we have been in the top four most of our season. This is the reason why I think fans, they have to trust us, they have to trust the team, they have to trust the club, what we are doing now.

“I think it’s a big proof that the team is improving and is doing the right things. This team, this season, is improving. It’s there, it’s in the numbers. This season we have almost always been in the top four. I think it’s quite clear we are in the right direction.

“I think it’s a big proof that the team is improving and is doing the right things. This team, this season, is improving. It’s there, it’s in the numbers. This season we have almost always been in the top four. I think it’s quite clear we are in the right direction.”

(Via ChelseaFC)

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Malo Gusto ahead of Legia Warsaw [H] in the Conference League quarter-final second leg:

✉️ 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚’𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐩𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧:

“The message was more about the reaction we have to show, especially tomorrow against Legia to make the semi-final.

“It will be the most important thing for us, to continue to build something, to keep the fans behind us and play game after game to win as much as we can.

“That’s when you see if you’re a good team or not, in a difficult moment. You just have to stick all together. The most important thing is the reaction, to continue to build something as a team.

“We are Chelsea, so we just have to show our talent and our desire to win. The most important thing is to continue to create these things between us and show it on the pitch.”

💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“It’s completely different to last year, but that is the coach’s plan. I just try to do my best.

“A few players, Reece [James] as well, play the same way, but the most important thing for me and for us as a right-back is to help the team and that’s what we try to do. I just try to give my best on the pitch when the coach puts me in.

“There are many things I can still improve. I have to work a lot more. For me it’s not enough, I’m just at the beginning of my career, so I have to continue to work.

“This year is different to last year, but I’ve learned a lot of things about the new position, the way I have to think on the pitch. For me it’s good to continue to be more complete. For the team, it’s important for me to try to help as much as I can, that’s why I try to do as much as possible.”

(Via ChelseaFC)

IT’S MATCHDAY! 🔵

🆚 Legia Warsaw
🏆 Conference League
🕐 20:00 KO
🏟️ Stamford Bridge

Leave your score predictions in the comments!👇

#Chelsea 0-0 Legia Warsaw: We're underway at Stamford Bridge.

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Goal. Legia Warsaw. Pekhart.

0-1.

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GOAL! #Chelsea 1-1 Legia Warsaw - Marc Cucurella [33’]

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Goal number 6️⃣ for Cucu this season! 🙌

Five assists in five #UECL matches for Jadon. 👊

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🚨 HT: Chelsea 1-1 Legia Warsaw

Thoughts on that? 👇

#CFC 🐧

The visitors re-take the lead.

🔵 1-2 ⚪️ [52] #CFC | #UECL

[4-2 agg]

Madueke and Gusto replace Palmer and Cucurella.

🔵 1-2 ⚪️ [57] #CFC | #UECL

Madonna is at Stamford Bridge.🎤

SUB: Pedro Neto replaces Jadon Sancho

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Defeat in the second leg, but we progress to the semi-finals of the UEFA Conference League.

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Enzo Maresca on Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Legia Warsaw [H] in the Conference League quarter-final second leg [4-2 aggregate]:

😕 “We are for sure not happy with the defeat.

“Probably, after [what happened in] the first leg we tried to manage a little bit the result, rotate players, try to avoid injury, because we have an important game on Sunday.

“For sure, we’re not happy with the result. We’re in the semi-finals and we were trying to manage after the first leg result there. Overall, the good thing is we could rotate players and we don’t have injuries, which was the main target because during the season we had many injuries in important moments. It’s an important moment now and the good news is we don’t have injuries.”

🤔 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞:

“For Nico, he has been out for more than two months, so the idea to play with him was to build his physical condition a little idea. The plan was 45 minutes.

“For Cole, he had a small problem before the international break, so the plan for him was to use him for 45 minutes or one hour. The idea was to improve their tempo, and be better for Sunday’s game.

“The main target for them was to help build their physical condition. If they were able to score, it could be a good boost for them. Hopefully, very soon, Nico and Cole will start to score goals because they are very important for us. At this moment, the one scoring is [Marc] Cucu and this is a good thing, as he is the one who doesn’t need to score goals.”

(Via ChelseaFC)

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