Chelsea humbled by Barcelona in Champions League final

Chelsea’s bid to win the Women’s Champions League for the first time in the club’s history ended in misery following a 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in Sunday’s final. Emma Hayes’ Blues became the first English side to reach the European showpiece since Arsenal won the competition 14 years ago. But her side were totally outclassed […]

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Leeds recall key duo, Spurs defender out, Toffees sweating on playmaker’s fitness

Leeds recall key duo, Spurs defender out, Toffees sweating on playmaker’s fitness – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 36th round of fixtures in the Premier League features some vital matches at the top end of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings throughout the weekend. […]

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Hayes’ bullishness exposed as Barcelona run riot against Chelsea

Hayes’ bullishness exposed as Barcelona run riot against Chelsea – originally posted on Sportslens.com Chelsea Women’s hopes of winning the Champions League were ruthlessly ended by Barcelona in Gothenburg on Sunday evening. The Blues’ head coach Emma Hayes’ pre-match declaration that ‘it’s our time’ was brutally exposed as hyperbolic nonsense by the supremely talented Spanish […]

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Pundit urges Chelsea to replace ‘erratic’ Werner with ‘big striker’

Gabriel Agbonlahor has encouraged Chelsea to replace Timo Werner with a “big striker” who can perform for them in the big games. Prior to this season, Werner established himself as one of the most lethal strikers in European football with RB Leipzig. He scored 95 goals for them from 159 outings across all competitions. This […]

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Analysis: Why Chelsea’s tactics weren’t enough to stop Leicester magic

Analysis: Why Chelsea’s tactics weren’t enough to stop Leicester magic – originally posted on Sportslens.com Just more than two weeks prior to this day in 2016, Leicester City were celebrating a miraculous Premier League title after Chelsea halted Tottenham Hotspur’s title charge for good at Stamford Bridge. Fast forward five years, and those two accidental […]

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Chelsea 0-1 Leicester: The emotional FA Cup final mailbox

Thank you for your moving FA Cup final mails. Please keep them coming to theeditor@football365.com.   Thank you, Leicester City In 1969 my dad attended the FA cup final and watched us lose from directly behind the Leicester goal. As an eternal pessimist I know he never thought we would summit that mountain. Today I […]

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‘100% off’, ‘All the best’: Some Chelsea fans believe £36m star is leaving this summer

‘100% off’, ‘All the best’: Some Chelsea fans believe £36m star is leaving this summer – originally posted on Sportslens.com A selection of Chelsea fans on Twitter believe Tammy Abraham could be heading for the exit door after failing to make the matchday squad for the FA Cup final defeat to Leicester City. The England […]

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Tuchel laments another handball decision and VAR in Chelsea defeat

Thomas Tuchel insisted Chelsea deserved to win the FA Cup final and criticised “decisive” video assistant referee calls as Leicester triumphed 1-0 at Wembley. Ayoze Perez cut out Reece James’ pass to spark the move that led to Youri Tielemans’ thunderbolt winner as Leicester swiped their maiden FA Cup crown. The ball appeared to deflect […]

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Chelsea 0-1 Leicester: 16 FA Cup final Conclusions

It wasn’t the best game but it was a wonderful occasion. A reminder that proper football is coming back and why the big six ran off scared…   1) That was a brilliant final. A relatively poor game, in which neither side came close to playing to their potential, but a truly fantastic occasion. A […]

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Brendan Rodgers lauds Kasper Schmeichel as Leicester City win FA Cup

Brendan Rodgers lauds Kasper Schmeichel as Leicester City win FA Cup – originally posted on Sportslens.com Brendan Rodgers has spoken of his delight after winning the FA Cup with Leicester City. The Foxes defeated Chelsea in the final at Wembley thanks to a fine strike by Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans. The 23-year-old picked out the […]

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