🚨 Cole Palmer on Estêvão Willian:

"He's a really good player, and I've spoken to him a few times. He doesn’t speak much English, so I think it was a case of Google Translate, but I've had a few conversations with him saying I'm looking forward to seeing him and playing with him."

(Kieran Gill )

Andrey Santos facing his former rivals Flamengo:

“I receive a lot of messages from Vasco fans on Instagram, there is also pressure from my friends, from my father, so I think I am under a lot of pressure regarding the result.”

“Everyone is asking for a victory, my father is also very critical, he asked for a goal against Flamengo if I have the opportunity, to do everything to come out victorious and, God willing, to be able to score a goal.”

[via Kieran Gill]

Nicolas Jackson turns 24 today 🔵 🎁

Chelsea players who are 1 yellow card away from suspension:

• Marc Cucurella
• Reece James
• Tosin

Yellow cards DO NOT clear until AFTER the Quarter-Final has been completed.

Flamengo Manager, Filipe Luis:

🗣 “We have watched Chelsea throughout the season, they are a reference in terms of play and a model for us coaches to copy. They are a very strong team, with a perfect model.”

[via BrasilEdition]

Andrey Santos:

"When we talk about Chelsea, we have to work to win every competition. In two years [since being included on our pre-season tour], a lot of things have happened.

Now I have my son, I’m married, my whole life has changed. I have more experience, and I think I can be ready for the huge challenge."

On Caicedo:

"Moises is so special for me. I like the person and the player. He’s so different, such a good guy. He has so much experience, and has been very important to me since I arrived."

[via Chelsea FC]

Cole Palmer has been nominated for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award! 🥇

Happy birthday to our all time leading goal scorer and legendary midfielder, Frank Lampard! 💙🎂

Wishing you a wonderful 24th birthday today, Nico! 🇸🇳🎉

Up the Chels! 🔵✊

Flamengo lost just 2 games in their last 33 matches

PSG rotated and lost yesterday.

🚨If Chelsea win tonight! - Projected R16 & Q-F scenario:

R16: Benfica or Boca Juniors
Quarter Final: Inter Miami or Botafogo.

🚨📈Just to add this is a projection and not the guaranteed scenario.

We do play our final group game AFTER PSG/Atleti/Botafogo so we will know whether we meet PSG or not.

❗️If we do lose today - Projected Scenario:

R16: Bayern Munich
Quarter-Final: Palmeiras or PSG

Via CFCDaily

Rio Ferdinand: “You’ve got to give it to Chelsea, yeah. Their owners have come in, they’ve created a new model right, everyone laughed at them, everyone ridiculed them, said, ‘There’s no chance they’re going to finish anywhere, if you were a player you’d never sign for Chelsea’.

They’ve swept up some of the best talents in the world…. They’ve gone full throttle with it and backed themselves, and then found a few loopholes, that some people are turning their nose up at, but if there’s a loophole there to be had, it’s there to be had, and they’ve exploited that and that’s the Premier League’s doing, not theirs.”