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A menacing debut, injury blues and bragging rights
A menacing debut, injury blues and bragging rights
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
With the good comes the bad...
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Liam Twomey and Dom Fifield to look back on the 2-1 win over Zagreb in the final Champions League Group game. There was a debut and goal to remember for Denis Zakaria, late injury heartbreak for Ben Chilwell and reasons for Graham Potter to be positive ahead of a big final week of domestic action.
Next up for the Blues - table-toppers Arsenal make the short trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday lunchtime. We look ahead to that game, weigh up the team news with the ongoing injury issues - and question whether Chelsea can still chase down the Gunners in this most unusual of seasons.
There's a round up of the news elsewhere - including a crucial fixture for the Women's team at Manchester United on Sunday - and the usual quiz hijinx...
We'll be back on Monday to reflect on another busy weekend of action - and look ahead to the midweek trip to Manchester City in the League Cup.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
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Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Liam Twomey and Dom Fifield to look back on the 2-1 win over Zagreb in the final Champions League Group game. There was a debut and goal to remember for Denis Zakaria, late injury heartbreak for Ben Chilwell and reasons for Graham Potter to be positive ahead of a big final week of domestic action.
Next up for the Blues - table-toppers Arsenal make the short trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday lunchtime. We look ahead to that game, weigh up the team news with the ongoing injury issues - and question whether Chelsea can still chase down the Gunners in this most unusual of seasons.
There's a round up of the news elsewhere - including a crucial fixture for the Women's team at Manchester United on Sunday - and the usual quiz hijinx...
We'll be back on Monday to reflect on another busy weekend of action - and look ahead to the midweek trip to Manchester City in the League Cup.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
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Released:
Nov 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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