Every Chelsea fan will remember losing 3-1 at Napoli in 2012 in the last 16 of the competition and but for a clearance from Ashley Cole off the line, the margin would have been greater. Chelsea’s ex-head coach Antonio Conte is in charge of them now and, having been sacked by them in 2018, will certainly not be lacking in motivation.

Atalanta fightt from behind to seal a late 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with Charles De Ketelaere leading the comeback.

Both teams hope for direct qualification, which means securing a Top-8 spot in the Champions League rankings after the eighth week. Chelsea currently sit 12th, while Barcelona are just in front thanks to a higher goal difference, but on the same number of points.

Chelsea’s record 34-match unbeaten run in the Women’s Super League (WSL) came to an end courtesy of a 1-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday. Everton, who going into the match had not won a league game since their 4-1 season opening victory against Liverpool in September, opened the scoring through Honoka Hayashi in the opening 15 minutes.

Chelsea were beaten comfortably 3-1 by Leeds at Elland Road in a hugely deflating comedown after a good couple of months.The first half was a total disaster. Enzo Maresca had decided to rotate his