The ESPN FC panel agreed with Maurizio Sarri’s squad selection in the Europa League, saving Chelsea’s big guns for Liverpool on Sunday. Pedro scored twice to help Chelsea into the Europa League semifinals as 5-3 aggregate victors over Slavia Prague after a 4-3 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. On a day when his former club
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Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders. Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke. Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the
The FC crew answer your tweets on where Divock Origi’s goal ranks among the luckiest of all time, Kane vs. Aubameyang and much more. Arsenal’s Unai Emery admits he ‘didn’t know’ if Mesut Ozil attended the north London derby win over Tottenham, with the German missing due to back problem. Steve Nicol raises concerns about
Maurizio Sarri played down concerns that Pedro Rodriguez suffered a serious shoulder injury in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over PAOK in the Europa League. Pedro was helped from the field by Chelsea’s medical staff in the final minute of injury time following a collision with PAOK goalkeeper Alexandros Paschalakis, prompting speculation that he had dislocated his
Stewart Robson breaks down the good and the bad for Chelsea after their perfect Premier League start. Craig Burley explains why Maurizio Sarri may face a difficult decision in Chelsea’s midfield as the FC crew discuss the Blues’ win over Arsenal. In the two Premier League matches that he has overseen so far since being
Michy Batshuayi’s brace led the way for Chelsea’s rout of Arsenal in their friendly in China. Antonio Conte maintains Alvaro Morata was his first choice when it came to luring a new striker to Chelsea. Pedro will return home from Chelsea’s preseason tour after he suffered concussion during Saturday’s friendly victory over Arsenal. Pedro, 29,