Chelsea reached the Champions League knockout stages with a game to spare after Kai Havertz’s stunning second-half strike helped to see off Red Bull Salzburg. The Blues now cannot be caught by either the Austrian champions or AC Milan, meaning they have the luxury of being able to rest players in the final group game at home to Dinamo Zagreb.
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Reece James is set to be ruled out of England’s World Cup squad after Chelsea confirmed the right-back is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks with a knee injury. The 22-year-old sustained the injury late in the second half of Tuesday’s 2-0 victory at AC Milan in the Champions League.
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Chelsea kickstarted their stuttering Champions League campaign in emphatic fashion with an impressive 3-0 win over AC Milan at Stamford Bridge. Wesley Fofana, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Reece James all found the back of the net for Graham Potter’s side.
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Chelsea have appointed Graham Potter as their new manager with the 47 year old signing a 5 year contract at Stamford Bridge. Potter takes over just 24 hours after the sacking of Thomas Tuchel, the Blues are believed to have paid Brighton €16m in compensation for Potter.
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Chelsea have this morning announced that they have parted company with manager Thomas Tuchel. The 49 year old German took charge of the Blues in January 2021 leading them to the Champions League title that year but a poor start to the season culminating in last night’s shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb has resulted in his dismissal.
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