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CHELSEA GET TOUGH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Chelsea have been handed a tough draw in the Champions League round of 16 after it was revealed that they would face Atletico Madrid for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition. It is the one of the top two picks of the round of 16 after the drawtook place on Monday. Chelsea have a history with Atletico Madrid whom they faced in the Champions League semi-finals in 2014 and in the group stage during the 2016/17 season. Atletico Madrid eliminated Chelsea in the last four to seal a final place. They went on to lose that final to city rivals Real Madrid who won 4-1 at the end of extra time.

Blues boss Frank Lampard has made instant reaction to the Champions League draw during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Wolves game in the Premier League. Wolves play hosts to Chelsea in the first match of week 13 games at the Molineux on Tuesday.

Ricardo Carvalho Is in Chelsea’s Best Overseas XI

Chelsea is one of the English Premier League giants and has a place among the best football clubs in the world. Thus many of the renowned footballers have played for this club and have earned name and fame from this club.

Now they have made a team of their overseas players who are the all-time best players played for their team. Ricardo Carvalho is one of those names who played for Chelsea from Portugal. Carvalho played more than 100 matches for Chelsea as a central defender and has scored 8 goals in all his appearances for Chelsea. He played in England only for this club and then he played in Spain. There also he displayed his potential wonderfully and got respect and love from the supporters.

LEEDS TARGET CHELSEA STRIKER

Leeds United have shown interest in signing Chelsea outcast Michy Batshuayi. Batshuayi sale could give Chelsea a huge boost in their effort to raise additional transfer funds this summer. Should Batshuayi make the move, it will also free a space in the squad for new arrival. Batshuayi is down the pecking order at the club with Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud ahead. With Timo Werner joining from next season, it makes sense for him to leave.

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa already knows the Batshuayi well. The pair had worked well together from their time together in France with Olympique Marseille. According to the Evening Standard, the Argentine is desperate to reunite with Batshuayi again at Elland Road.

WERNER IS PERFECT FOR CHELSEA

The Timo Werner deal to Chelsea is looking like the perfect move for all the stakeholders. The German was initially keen on joining World and European Champions Liverpool, but plans change.

Liverpool has one of the best proven attackers in the world. Werner could have played backup to Firmino or help boost depth when either of Sadio Mane or Mo Salah get injured or when they go play in the African Cup of Nations next year. Kop fans have regretted missing out on a good player for decent price, in this over bloated transfer market, that would have been a solid addition. They are going to be Premier League Champions, there is momentum to consolidate and it was obvious Werner was not going to wait a year for the Reds to be ready even though Covid-19 happened.

BARCA ENTER RACE TO SIGN BUNDESLIGA TOP STRIKER

The race to sign Germany attacker Timo Werner has had a major twist. Barcelona have emerged as a direct competition to Liverpool for the signing of RB Leipzig star, Werner. The German international has been attracting interest from the Reds and according to reports the club are prepared to make a move for the player in the summer. But what seems to be a straight business for Liverpool has now encountered a twist, as Harvey have now registered an interest in the player.

Barcelona have identified the striking position as a priority in the summer transfer window. Luiz Suarez is not getting younger and Dembele has not lived up to the high expectations since his move from Borussia Dortmund in 2017. The youngster was brought in as a replacement for Neymar but injury and off field issues has been his biggest undoing at Camp Nou.

IGHALO RATES RASHFORD ABOVE HIS PEERS

Latest Manchester United signing Odion Jude Ighalo in his very first interview after putting pen to paper says Marcus Rashford is the best player within his age group currently in the world and will be looking forward to working with the England international once he returns back from injury.

United will be hoping the Nigeria international turns out to be good enough an influence than Lukaku and Sanchez ever was. The Belgium and Chile international came to the theatre of [U1] dreams after spending years in the premier league with other clubs yet struggled to contribute anything meaningful at Old Trafford.

WILLIAN EXTEND CHELSEA STAY

Brazilian forward Willian wants to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge despite repeated interest from Spanish side Barcelona, as per report. The former Anzhi Makhachkala player has been at the club for six years, making over 300 appearances.

He can be considered one of the key players of the club in the past decade. He even played alongside Frank Lampard who now coaches him. Lampard has assured him of his spot in the team if he continues to perform despite the former Three Lion star inclined to field academy products.

LAMPARD OFF TO A GOOD START AS CHELSEA BOSS

Chelsea have begun the season in good form under Frank Lampard with the club looking pretty good in third position so far. There have been several learning curves for the young team this season but it appears that the club is moving in the right direction under the former Derby manager.

Lampard has been quick to implement a style that mimics Sarriball and traditional English football style. His players pass from the back but are quick to launch through balls to the channels directly to target man Tammy Abraham.

Lampard Warned Misfiring Chelsea Forwards to Forget about Hazard

Frank Lampard has warned the forwards from Chelsea to forget about Eden Hazard and take the opportunity to take on better goal-scoring responsibility.

Eden Hazard has enjoyed a great season under Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge last term before he sealed his dream to make a move to Real Madrid following the 7 trophy-laden years that he spent in west London. As the club is not being able to pay for new players in the transfer window, the task of Lampard to replace the primary source of assists and goals for Chelsea has become quite impossible, especially because of the injury that had caused Callum Hudson-Odoi to back out from the new campaign.

Lampard searches for his first win in the Premier League in charge prior to the visit to Norwich as Chelsea had been defeated by Old Trafford by 4-0 before being held in a draw of 1-1 against Leicester only last weekend. Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham are still to get off the mark in this league but Frank Lampard has insisted that it isn’t the job of one player to fill up the void which had been made by the departure of Hazard. He has said that they will have to find them in the group because of he knows how many of the goals Hazard has been a part of when it comes to assisting and scoring.

Lampard goes on to say that the facts are real and they need to address them along with work. The challenge is pretty clear for the attacking players, as well as the strikers and that, is whether they can be players to score the goals. The top teams of the league have players who can score on a regular basis which helps in winning the games which are otherwise difficult.

Chelsea Peering Toward £140M Bargain for Star of Barcelona Philippe Coutinho as Eden Hazard Substitution

Chelsea is set up to make a shocking move for the star of Barcelona Philippe Coutinho this late spring if they can topple an exchange boycott set on the club. The Sadness is as of now engaging a two window exchange restriction from FIFA that would keep the club from marking players until the year 2020.

Chelsea can even now sell players and Real Madrid is relied upon to affirm the catch of Eden Hazard right on time one week from now after he affirmed he would leave Stamford Bridge. The club is justifiably quick to supplant the Belgian and the report of Mirror that Coutinho has been distinguished as the perfect substitution.