Brentford produced perhaps the performance of the season to thrash Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Christian Eriksen among the goal scorers as they sealed a first west London derby victory at their rivals in 83 years. Thomas Frank’s side impressed in the first half but trailed three minutes into the second but responded in some fashion.
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The Champions League quarter-final draw has thrown up some mouth watering fixtures with Chelsea set to take on Real Madrid while Manchester City will face Atletico Madrid. Surprise package Villarreal have drawn Bayern Munich while Liverpool will face Benfica
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Chelsea came from behind to cruise into the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate. A Burak Yılmaz penalty had given the home side hopes of a comeback but Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta struck to book the defending champions a place in the last eight.
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Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea by the Premier League board but the sale of the club is expected to progress with Government oversight. The Premier League board’s decision to disqualify Abramovich is unlikely to have any real impact given the sale process had already commenced.
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government – meaning he is now unable to sell the club. Chelsea have been granted a special license to allow fixtures to be fulfilled, staff to be paid and existing ticket holders to attend matches.
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