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Chelsea News: The attacking midfielder had opened the goalscoring on the night in the Spanish capital.

It wasn't just the ratings that reflected his own performance. 'Mount then delivered an inch-perfect corner in the second half, from which Rudiger powered his header home to bring Chelsea level in the tie. But if you play Real Madrid, you cannot expect that everyone has the courage [to make decisions]. I also felt the little decisions in the first leg and the second leg today," Tuchel said on the refereeing decisions across the two legs in his press conference." Mount was one of the highest scorers on the night in football.london's player ratings as his few remaining doubters were silenced once again. It is like this." Mount, 23, was back to his very best in the Santiago Bernabeu and only took 15 minutes to carry on his renewed form from the weekend's win against Southampton as he finished expertly across Thibaut Courtois after a Timo Werner ricochet fell his way nicely.

After the Spanish giants blew a 3–1 aggregate lead, French star Karim Benzema scored the winning goal in extra time to eliminate the defending European ...

Yet Benzema, the first-leg hero who went dormant for long stretches of the second leg, brought the Bernabéu to its feet with his extra-time goal in the 96th minute. The gravity of Alonso’s goal appeared to wake Real Madrid from its slumber. Just minutes later, the Blues ran off into the corner in raucous celebration after Marcos Alonso appeared to give Chelsea the aggregate lead.

Karim Benzema's punishing header crushed Chelsea's remarkable comeback as Real Madrid lost 3-2 at the Bernabeu Stadium but reached the Champions League ...

📻 https://t.co/FDy5KofWIx 📺 https://t.co/GnumBfJKRv The Croatia playmaker raked out a stunning ball to Rodrygo, who strode forwards and lashed home on the volley. 📱 https://t.co/wH5tqlaBqQ pic.twitter.com/Nk8EFGvEVn April 12, 2022 📻 https://t.co/FDy5KofWIx 📺 https://t.co/GnumBfJKRv Alonso thought he had sent them into dreamland and a 3-0 lead, only for his crisp strike to be chalked off after a VAR review. Such marksmanship invariably yields trophies and Madrid will feel themselves well capable of claiming Champions League title number 14 this year. 📱 https://t.co/wH5tqlaBqQ pic.twitter.com/e6dDO1ObM8 April 12, 2022 📻 https://t.co/FDy5KofWIx 📺 https://t.co/GnumBfJKRv 📱 https://t.co/wH5tqlaBqQ pic.twitter.com/DQm820siAi April 12, 2022

Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea (5-4): Karim Benzema denied Chelsea an epic Champions League comeback victory by scoring a 96th-minute winner, sending Real Madrid ...

Brazilian winger Rodrygo was the man Modric found with an extraordinary, outside-of-the-boot pass, showing composure to beat Mendy with a well-taken volley and make it 4-4 on aggregate. The Spaniard, who spent 11 years with Los Blancos as a youngster, looked to have completed the comeback for his current club when he lashed in from close range. 13 minutes after what they thought would be the winner was chalked off, Werner came up trumps with an ice-cold goal of his own. While both managers had 15 minutes to reassess at half-time, it was more of the same as Marciniak got the game back under way. Tuchel's team pressed high and put Los Blancos under relentless pressure, firing off nine shots to Real's three in the first half, none of which were on target. Fortunately for Tuchel, his team did exactly that after 15 minutes when Mount finished off some slick, one-touch football from the Blues with a curled effort from just inside the Los Blancos penalty area.

Chelsea took a 3-0 lead on the night with goals from Mason Mount, Antonio Rüdiger and Timo Werner but Rodrygo scored to take the tie to extra time where ...

And yet it was Chelsea who were thwarted most grievously when Alonso got a second bite at his chance off Dani Carvajal and lashed into the far corner. Rüdiger screamed into the night sky as if unable to comprehend that the club’s defence of their title had ended before he slumped to the turf and he was not the only one. He was frequently one-on-one with James and there was a moment early on when he tricked past him to buy a free-kick and a yellow card for his marker. No risk, no reward which James epitomised, playing with a fearlessness despite his booking, not to mention power in the duels. When Vinícius Júnior stood up a cross from the left, Karim Benzema melted away from Rüdiger and the Chelsea defender could only turn in horror, slipping as he did so, powerless to prevent what was coming. Benzema headed against the crossbar next and then there was Werner, jinking inside and sending Casemiro, David Alaba and Carvajal off towards the Santiago Bernabéu metro station before seeing his shot come off Courtois’s glove and spin into the far corner. On a night that will live long in the memories of everyone present, Tuchel set up boldly and was rewarded for his enterprise, his team starting brightly and getting better and better. The drama was remorseless until the end, the passions swirling, the intensity overwhelming. The problem was that Real Madrid were not finished. They refused to wallow when, two goals to the good thanks to Mason Mount and Antonio Rüdiger, they were cruelly denied by a VAR overrule after Marcos Alonso thought he had made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute. The greatest comeback result in the club’s history was on. Even then, Chelsea might have pinched it after the 90 minutes were up.

Final bids are being prepared for European champion Chelsea and new business figures are being added to consortia as the process to end the ownership of ...

“Not only are we committed to remaining at the home of Chelsea, Stamford Bridge,” Pagliuca said, “but we are inspired to renovate or redevelop the stadium. "We will support our players and managers to make sure that Chelsea are habitual winners and title contenders, whether in the Premier League, Champions League or the Women’s Super League. There is a long-term need to revamp Stamford Bridge to generate more income from fans and corporate backers. Abramovich cannot profit from the proceeds of the sale. “Later this week, we will submit a substantial and credible bid proposal,” Pagliuca said in a statement. Another bid, which is led by Chicago Cubs baseball owner Tom Ricketts, has been shrouded in criticism over Islamophobic comments by his father, Joe, that featured in leaked emails three years ago.

Chelsea News: The co-owner of the Boston Celtics, who has been quiet during this process, has finally broken his silence.

"They need to keep the behind-the-scenes staff on the football side and also keep the players in place. "They've got to make sure that they just try and keep the manager," he outlined on his latest edition of the Gary Neville podcast. The Ricketts are focussing on fan engagement and developing the stadium in their pitch whilst the Sir Martin Broughton group which contains Crystal Palace stakeholders Harris and Blitzer also want to focus on the re-development of Stamford Bridge and the further commercialisation of the club worldwide.

Real Madrid got the better of yet another special night in the UEFA Champions League as it survived a brilliant comeback from Chelsea in a thrilling ...

The demand at Chelsea is very high and the players responded in a way that makes all of us proud." "We went to the full limit today. "It was a lot of suffering, though.

Last season's Champions League winners were knocked out by Real Madrid after a pulsating tie last night.

The online funnyman fills us in on his schools rugby days, gaining recognition during the pandemic, making his stand-up debut and travelling around Europe in a van. Luck was not on our side and you always need luck.” I felt little decisions went against us also in the first-leg and today as well. “But this is just my opinion. We were unlucky and that’s why we’re disappointed. “I know Carlo is a gentleman and a nice guy but when I wanted to go and say thank you I see him smiling and laughing loudly with the opponent coach.

Tom and Laura Ricketts have built a powerhouse bidding group for Chelsea FC, featuring Ken Griffin and Dan Gilbert. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. As Chelsea ...

Ganis adds that all four bids bring unique experiences from other industries on top of their sports ownership, not to mention a track record of empowering the right people and avoiding micromanagement. The family also shared its vision for the club by presenting an eight-point plan to Chelsea fans that pledges to “put diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club and fight against any form of discrimination or inequality.” (Stamford Bridge is owned by the nonprofit Chelsea Pitch Owners, which granted the club a 199-year lease at a nominal rate.) An all-equity deal would mean Chelsea wouldn’t be constricted by debt-service payments or have to worry about finding funds to invest in Stamford Bridge and the club’s star-studded roster. Chelsea has been a money-losing enterprise for some time now, so much so that Abramovich has had to shell out roughly $2 billion in personal loans since buying the club for $190 million in 2003 to keep things afloat. The bidding is expected to close on April 18 when Raine Group, the advisor on the transaction, will present a single offer to the Premier League and the U.K. government.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said of his team's Champions League quarterfinal exit: "We are very disappointed and very proud at the same time."

Tuchel had warned in the build-up that Real had a physical advantage owing to LaLiga's use of five substitutions compared with the Premier League's three, and perhaps that contributed to one or two tired passes creeping into their play. Antonio Rudiger headed Mount's 51st-minute corner into the net to haul Chelsea level on aggregate, and when Marcus Alonso thrashed a shot past Courtois just after the hour mark, they were ahead in the tie. Mateo Kovacic slipped a 75th-minute pass through for Timo Werner, who cut inside on his right foot and steered a shot Courtois could only divert into the far corner. Chelsea amassed 28 shots on the night, earning a 3-0 lead at one stage as they pinned Real back in their own half with a mixture of intelligent pressing, midfield control and tireless mental fortitude. You have to reduce your amount of mistakes, and we could not reduce it to an absolute minimum over the two legs. Asked on the eve of Tuesday's game how champions bow out of a competition if it has to be their time, Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel replied: "By not accepting it before it ends.

Thomas Tuchel hailed his "special team" after Chelsea's reign as European champions came to an agonising end, with his task now to lift his players for a ...

We can be very proud." We showed a lot of courage, and from there we showed the quality. This is the way to go forward. "We deserved what we had. It was the right way to do it. "We played a fantastic match," he said.

Real Madrid host Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final second leg and The Athletic is on hand to bring you live coverage from the match at the ...

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Luka Modric turned the tie and Karim Benzema settled it as Real Madrid held off a sensational fightback from Chelsea on Tuesday to win an enthralling ...

Madrid had renewed impetus and almost scored, Benzema’s looping header at the back post dropping onto the crossbar. Into extra time and Madrid found another gear, Vinicius finally finding space to tear into. VAR spotted Alonso had controlled with his hand and when the decision was reversed, the Bernabeu erupted. But Chelsea were celebrating a third when Marcos Alonso pivoted round Dani Carvajal’s sliding tackle and slammed into the top corner. Benzema, Modric and Toni Kroos tried to wrestle back control but Chelsea’s authority was even more pronounced early in the second half and within minutes they had a second, Rudiger rising high at the back post to head in from a corner. But the 36-year-old Modric intervened with another moment of genius to add to the very best of his glittering career, a sumptuous pass with the outside of his right foot setting up Rodrygo to volley in and sending a nerve-shredding contest into extra time.

Thomas Tuchel was full of criticism for referee Szymon Marciniak after Chelsea exited the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid.

I told him this." That was not Tuchel's only beef with Marciniak though. "When you go and see a referee smiling and laughing with the other coach, it's bad timing. "When I wanted to go and say thank you, he was smiling and laughing with the opponent's coach. "You should stay the boss and not give the decisions to someone in a chair and who is isolated." "I felt the little decisions in the first leg and today as well.

Thomas Tuchel believes that his side deserved to qualify for the Champions League semi-final and were unlucky not to overcome Real Madrid.

We had two crucial ball losses. We made two mistakes, two ball losses. Tuchel was quick to acknowledge the quality of those two goals.

Thomas Tuchel risked the wrath of UEFA by claiming referees lack the 'courage' to give big decisions against Real Madrid.

Luck was not on our side and you always need luck.” “But this is just my opinion. I felt little decisions went against us also in the first-leg and today as well. “In the end we were unlucky, we deserved to go through after this performance today but it was not meant to be. “You should stay the boss and not give decisions like this to somebody in a chair and isolated from the atmosphere (the VAR). “Afterwards you go as a coach and see the referee laughing and smiling with the other coach.

Chelsea prevailed 3-2 in Madrid but exited the competition 5-4 on aggregate after extra-time.

“The players lived up to a plan. It is a point you can talk about but when I scored I thought ‘we are through with this’. “This is where the credit goes to the players, they were very disciplined on the ball and very active. “There was one moment in regular time when we were not like we were the whole game and Madrid have the quality to score against you and they showed it for the 3-1. “To come back after a 3-1 defeat in the home game was very good for us, we had everything that we needed at 3-0 up, we had the chance to go through. “We nearly gave no chances to Madrid but in the end we have to say the goals they scored were very good.

The True Blue consortium, headed by former Chelsea captain John Terry, has endorsed Stephen Pagliuca's bid for the club.

It remains to be seen as to who will be successful as the shortlisted parties up their bid for Chelsea. It was reported that Pagliuca was in attendance at Chelsea's 6-0 away win at Southampton at the weekend, with the aforementioned bidder travelling to the UK for meetings ahead of his bid for the club. It has also been revealed that Pagliuca has not approached the Chelsea Pitch Owners, who are a very influential part of the club but he has now spoken to Paul Canoville about his plans for inclusivity at Chelsea going forward.

American investor Stephen Pagliuca says NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum and former Chelsea captain John Terry have joined his bid to purchase the Premier ...

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The True Blues Consortium has told Sky News that the consortium which features the NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum is “aligned” with the interests of Chelsea ...

Prior to being sanctioned, Mr Abramovich had said he intended to write off a £1.5bn loan to the club and hand the net proceeds from the sale to a new charity that he would set up to benefit the victims of the war in Ukraine. Mr Abramovich had initially slapped a £3bn price tag on the Stamford Bridge outfit, with the net proceeds being donated to a charitable foundation set up to benefit the victims of the war in Ukraine. The Premier League is expected to take the remainder of this month to evaluate those involved in the bids - who include a string of US billionaires and pillars of the British corporate establishment - and its work to approve all four consortia means the process may need to be extended. The issue of supporter ownership is a sensitive one because the government is due to respond in the coming weeks to the former sports minister Tracy Crouch's review of football club ownership and governance. In a statement, the True Blues Consortium said: "Having engaged and being well received by all the bidders we were recently able to spend some time with Steve and Larry and getting to know their bid we're again confident that they are aligned with Chelsea fans, and of course have experience in this area of owning sports teams. The True Blues group is being co-ordinated by Sandford Loudon, a sports industry financier and long-standing Blues fan, and has held talks with all four of the shortlisted bidders.

Boston Celtics owner Stephen Pagliuca said NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum and ex-Chelsea captain John Terry have joined his bid to purchase the club.

"This process has been a disconcerting time for the football club and fans," he said. Pagliuca spoke publicly for the first time about his bid for Chelsea on Monday, when he vowed to make the club "habitual winners." "The group welcomes the endorsement and support of the True Blues Consortium, an organisation dedicated to Chelsea FC and focused on representing fan interests for the club," said the statement.

Stephen Pagliuca, the co-owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, has confirmed his interest in buying Chelsea, insisting his takeover would ensure the ...

Tom and the wider group have a proven track record of running successful sports teams and a strong vision for both the club and the local community.” “Our second focus will be to continue to cherish and preserve the legacy and traditions of the club. The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust have publicly voiced concerns about a Ricketts takeover, which has been followed by a fans’ protest outside Stamford Bridge prior to the recent Premier league defeat to Brentford. In response, the Ricketts family has said it “rejects any form of hate in the strongest possible terms”. “Our first focus and goal is to make strategic investments to continue competing for championships and trophies. Pagliuca has, however, made clear he will follow all required rules and regulations to ensure his bid for Chelsea can proceed and be successful. In a statement, the 67-year-old said: “This process has been a disconcerting time for the club and fans.

At 9.50pm on Tuesday Chelsea's players gathered on the Bernabéu touchline to prepare for extra-time, having just beaten Real Madrid 3-1 in their own stadium ...

Like Mauricio Pochettino, his best moments are always likely to come from driving on a team of biddable energetic players at a level just below the outright superstars. Tuchel is a coach not an impresario, the kind of high-functioning obsessive who will flourish in the right soil. Tuchel may be a more ludic and compelling tactician than Carlo Ancelotti. But can anyone really imagine him digging out the same results in charge of Real Madrid? Or succeeding at any of those clubs where saying less is saying more, where intense, non-negotiable tactical detail is essentially an act of self-sabotage? Tuchel was a success at Borussia Dortmund, but he left under a cloud, subject of a casual character assassination by the chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke, who questioned his “basic values”, from communication skills to loyalty and trust. With a day’s grace, and even in agreeably bad-tempered defeat, the image of Tuchel buried inside that circle seems to capture something vital. He remains in his own Imperial phase, revered by the club’s support and right under the skin of this group of players.

Chelsea News: The Blues could spend some significant money in the summer as the new owners look to make a good first impression post Roman Abramovich.

His game just hasn't been on the same wavelength as the other Chelsea forwards, and it's expected he could be the one to leave at the expense of Nunez coming in. Both in recent weeks have shown good signs of form and would want to be part of a new attack that could become more prolific with Nunez added in. The lack of regular goals from Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku has meant that the Blues haven't been able to keep pace at the top with Man City and Liverpool.

Jorginho's time at Chelsea is running out and Thomas Tuchel should look to find the perfect heir to the Italian's throne this summer.

However, while the Wolves midfielder poses to prospective Chelsea owners as Thomas Tuchel's ideal replacement for the Italian, Mikel Arteta has made the Portuguese playmaker a top target, according to reports. Predominantly, their roles are to recycle possession and redistribute the ball when the opposition are retracting and surrendering yards. The Italy international's agent Joao Santos has been vocal regarding his client's future, suggesting that a return to the Serie A is inevitable.

Many will rightly point to the seemingly eternal magnificence of Luka Modric and Karim Benzema, who together conjured the second of this tie's sensational ...

It was about to see the sublime and the ridiculous. It was a reprieve for Madrid, and emboldened them enough for Benzema to hit the top of the bar with a header. It was only the set-up for one of his finest goals, albeit from awful Madrid defending. With the defender prone, though, Benzema stooped to head in Vinicius’ cross. With Casemiro seemingly determined to go to ground as early as possible, Werner side-stepped him once, and then twice, before squirming the ball past Courtois. There was the sense the ball could go anywhere. The Bernabeu was rocking. They had the game won, at 3-0 up on the night and 4-3 up on aggregate, only for basic sloppiness to allow Real Madrid to go through with two strikes to make it 5-4 overall after extra-time. Mateo Kovacic played it low from the left, for Ruben Loftus-Cheek to flick on, if only to Timo Werner’s knee. There was a period after the goal when they were already penning Ancelotti’s side in like it was the last 10 minutes. They weren’t just more intense and focused than Madrid. They looked the better team. That feeling is surely all the more profound given the sense - not for the first time - that Madrid just aren’t that good.

American investor Stephen Pagliuca says former Chelsea captain John Terry and NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum have joined his bid to purchase the Premier ...

I am excited by the potential future for Chelsea Football Club," said the Canadian. Raj Ganguly of B Capital and Peter Guber, who is co-owner of the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles Football Club are also involved in the bid, according to the statement. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Pagliuca said that Tanenbaum, who is owner of the Canadian company Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), had become 'co-managing partner' of the bid.

(AP) -- The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday's expected ...

Rudiger scored to put Chelsea on course for a famous comeback win in the Champions League quarter-finals, but Real Madrid found two goals of their own to ...

It was a do or die for us, I think before the game not everybody thought we would make it 3-0 but then the individual class comes to light with Modric and Benzema. Now we are [out].” But over the two legs, if you make the type of mistakes that we do, you get punished," Rudiger told BT Sport. Rudiger was one of the players who fell to the turf after seeing his side dumped out. Many of the other Madrid players celebrated wildly while Chelsea's stars were left to reflect on a disastrous first-leg performance. And Madrid won it in extra-time when Rudiger's slip allowed Benzema the time to power a header past Edouard Mendy. Karim Benzema's hat-trick at Stamford Bridge had put Los Blancos in control of the tie, but Mason Mount fired in after 15 minutes to pull Chelsea back into the game.

Chelsea take on Real Madrid in the Bernabeu on Tuesday in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the Blues bidding to overturn a 3-1 deficit; Kai Havertz ...

Lukaku may look at this and believe Tuchel was right when he said history may be against him - after all, it seems that scoring goals on a consistent basis as Chelsea's No 9 is far harder than it should be. But on the other hand, Chelsea have a remarkable knack of finding goals from other areas, particularly their defenders. Over the same period, Harry Kane has scored 100 times, while Mohamed Salah leads the league with 115. But while the statistics make grim reading for Lukaku, it's perhaps harsh to single him out as an underperforming forward in Chelsea's team. It's hard to make the argument that Chelsea don't provide enough service to their striker. "I don't know why it's like this," Tuchel added.

Last week's first leg saw a stunning hat-trick from Karim Benzema, who now has 11 Champions League goals in only eight appearances, a truly astounding record ...

The Chelsea supporters are filtering into the stadium to the right of me. Only a few hundred so far and they've not been able to make themselves heard over the PA system. Up in the gods at the Bernabeu, Chelsea's travelling supporters are beginning to find their voice. We want to have more players closer to the ball in the attack. Of course we will try to get a lead to get it into their minds and cause some doubts. We want to play with a higher press, a higher line with pressing against the ball. Even if it’s the other way around, we will try and keep on trying. The Chelsea head coach may have tried to play down his side's chances but you can tell he believes something can happen tonight. Reece James trips over Vinicius who shows incredible acceleration to go past the Chelsea star. Looks like Loftus-Cheek is playing pretty central and then moving wider at the moment. He will again be key to Chelsea's hopes of recovering something from this tie, scoring six goals in his last seven. Timo Werner and Mason Mount hit a double as Marcos Alonso, and Kai Havertz rounded out the scoring.

Minute-by-minute report: History and the tie are against Chelsea. Follow all the action from Madrid, with Scott Murray.

Of course we will try to get a lead to maybe get into their minds and cause some doubts, but if it is the other way round we will keep on trying. He flicks a cute pass down the inside-right channel in the hope of releasing Vinicius Junior, but Mendy reads the danger, coming out of his box to sweep up. Real get the ball rolling, and pump it forward quickly. 4 min: A long speculative pass down the Real right nearly exposes Chelsea. Valverde hares after it, but Kovacic gets across to intercept and snuff out the danger. A lot of whistling from the home fans, who don’t like it one bit. Werner and Havertz combine down the inside-left channel, the ball bobbling around in the box before clanking out for a corner. 6 min: Modric swans around in the centre circle like he owns the place, which the little genius kind of does. Then, all of a sudden, a ball’s fizzed down the inside-left channel by Kovacic. It’s helped on by Loftus-Cheek and Werner, and suddenly Mount is tearing into the box down the middle! 7 min: Vinicuis is sent scampering clear down the left touchline, the recipient of Benzema’s outrageous backheel. He opens his body and sends a confident - and powerful - sidefoot past Courtois and into the top right! He makes it into the box and should have a crack, because there’s nobody else up with him. 19 min: Vinicius drives down the left and glides infield.

After losing the first leg at home, Chelsea have it all to do as they travel to Real Madrid in need of goals in the Champions League quarter-final second ...

— — — — — — Chelsea are playing with aggression, but Real Madrid look a threat on the counter. There doesn't look to be a single empty seat in the house, as the teams line up for kick off. It's worked back to left of centre and the defender is stood up against Vinicius, who knocks the ball past him and bursts into the area. Halftime: A Chelsea free kick comes to nothing, and that's the last meaningful action of the half. He's back on his feet for the last few minutes of the half. 50th min: Chelsea have carried on as they left off, with a lively start to the second half.

Steve Pagliuca has hinted that he will reduce his recently acquired stake in Italian Serie A side Atalanta if he is successful with his bid for the Stamford ...

This is our guarantee to Chelsea fans." Prior to being sanctioned, Mr Abramovich had said he intended to write off a £1.5bn loan to the club and hand the net proceeds from the sale to a new charity that he would set up to benefit the victims of the war in Ukraine. Mr Pagliuca said his consortium would "continue to cherish and preserve the legacy and traditions of the club". "In addition, we will continue to invest in the youth academy to develop the stars of the future and we would not be in this process if we did not have an exciting and inclusive vision for Chelsea." In a statement given exclusively to Sky News, Mr Pagliuca will say that the auction of Chelsea, which has been prompted by Roman Abramovich's sanctioning by the government, "has been a disconcerting time for the football club and fans". The co-owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team has broken his silence over his interest in buying Chelsea Football Club by publicly declaring his intention to "cherish and preserve" the London side and hinting that he would be prepared to reduce his stake in the Serie A side Atalanta.

All of the latest Chelsea news and views all in one place, including the latest transfer rumours from Stamford Bridge and developments surrounding the ...

Players are being linked with moves to Stamford Bridge and connected with exits - here is a round-up of the latest rumours: "Not the biggest chance given the first game's results and given the competition and the opponent and the stadium we play." Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has had his say on the forward, saying: "He played in front of me battling against Konate. He was calm for the finish. Speaking to BettingOdds.Com, he said: "If Chelsea get the money that they need, I’d like them to get Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland. They’re both going to be super, super expensive. The Swedish outfit have played the Blues on a few occasions including in this year's Champions League group stages whereby the current European and World Champions completed the clean sweep of six points. Dylan Williams completed a mid-season switch from Championship side Derby County as experts at Cobham believe he could be a long-term heir to Ben Chilwell or Marcos Alonso in the future. Plenty of players are linked with a move to Stamford Bridge ahead of the summer. Rio Ferdinand has pinpointed the significance of Chelsea scoring the first goal against Real Madrid this evening should they want to progress. They were a lot better in the second half and, despite the mistake, were much better than their first-half showing." Cole said to BT Sport: "I thought that they were dreadful in the first half. Elsewhere, plenty is happening off the pitch, with the club's search for a new owner still ongoing. Hello everyone, and welcome to football.london 's live Chelsea blog on Tuesday. It's matchday, and Thomas Tuchel's side are back in action.

Chelsea fans have reacted to Thomas Tuchel's starting XI to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday evening.

Chelsea fans have reacted to Thomas Tuchel's starting XI to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday evening. Here is how the Chelsea fans have reacted on social media to the starting XI: 'Bold' - Chelsea Fans React to Thomas Tuchel's Starting XI to Face Real Madrid

Stephen Pagliuca joins the race to purchase Blues, confirming 'serious desire' to take over the club.

“Our second focus will be to continue to cherish and preserve the legacy and traditions of the club. “Our first focus and goal is to make strategic investments to continue competing for championships and trophies. “We pledge to honour our commitment to credibility and good guardianship of Chelsea Football Club from day one.” In over 20 years of ownership of the Boston Celtics, we have not once considered changing the name, colours, or logo of the club. In a statement, the 67-year-old said: “This process has been a disconcerting time for the club and fans. He has now decided to make his intentions clear ahead of submitting a formal bid for Chelsea prior to Thursday’s deadline.

Chelsea 3-1 down ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg at Real Madrid; Man City take a slender one-goal advantage to Atletico Madrid on ...

We will have to stay in the match for 90 minutes." The Real boss added: "I think everybody, the fans and ourselves, know it will be a tough match. "It will not shift the focus, we will support our team, and we will try hard. We could not implement that enough in the last match. Happy to have this dependency, quite happy. We're allowed to dream, it's sometimes important to imagine things and dream about.

Bain Capital chairman Stephen Pagliuca reportedly attended Chelseas 6-0 win against Southampton on Saturday; Larry Tanenbaum has now joined his consortia ...

The Ricketts-Griffin-Gilbert Group have also added Chelsea fan and Cobra beer founder Lord Karan Bilimoria to their bid. It has fans all over the world and we will not tolerate bullying, anti-semitism, racism, or any other form of hateful speech - and neither should our fans." "Not only are we committed to remaining at the home of Chelsea, Stamford Bridge, but we are inspired to renovate or redevelop the stadium. In over 20 years of ownership of the Boston Celtics, we have not once considered changing the name, colors, or logo of the club. The statement read: "This process has been a disconcerting time for the football club and fans. "Our first focus and goal is to make strategic investments to continue competing for championships and trophies. We understand the responsibilities that come with such an important sporting institution and hold ourselves accountable to the fans. This is our guarantee to Chelsea fans. The Premier League is expected to take the remainder of this month to evaluate those involved in the bids - who include a string of US billionaires and pillars of the British corporate establishment - and its work to approve all four consortia means the process may need to be extended. We believe passionately that clubs have a social responsibility, and we will continue to support The Chelsea Foundation and its impressive work in education, health and wellbeing, and diversity and inclusion both locally and globally. "Our second focus will be to continue to cherish and preserve the legacy and traditions of the club. We will support our players and managers to make sure that Chelsea are habitual winners and title contenders, whether in the Premier League, Champions League or the Women’s Super League [the only Super League we intend competing in, for the record]. In addition, we will continue to invest in the youth academy to develop the stars of the future and we would not be in this process if we did not have an exciting and inclusive vision for Chelsea.

The German was unhappy that referee Szymon Marciniak did not rule himself on Marcos Alonso's disallowed goal.

Luck was not on our side and you always need luck.” “But this is just my opinion. I felt little decisions went against us also in the first-leg and today as well. “In the end we were unlucky, we deserved to go through after this performance today but it was not meant to be. “You should stay the boss and not give decisions like this to somebody in a chair and isolated from the atmosphere (the VAR). “I know Carlo is a gentleman and a nice guy but when I wanted to go and say thank you I see him smiling and laughing loudly with the opponent coach.

Chelsea almost pulled off one the great Champions League comebacks against Real Madrid but lost their quarter-final, and former Blues midfielder Cesc ...

Chelsea are currently unable to sign new players or offer contracts to their stars as part of the sanctions imposed on them by the UK government. And Karim Benzema netted again for Los Blancos to seal their place in the last four of the competition. Real Madrid beat the west London club 5-4 on aggregate in their quarter-final showdown to set up a last four meeting with either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid.

The Belgian shot-stopper was part of a Real Madrid side that were very nearly eliminated from the Champions League at the hands of his former side Chelsea ...

We deserved to go through after this performance and match today but it was not meant to be. After the game, Courtois was reluctant to admit there may have been a touch of good fortune in his side's progression. Timo Werner put Chelsea in front having made it 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, but a magical moment from Luka Modric to tee up Rodrygo sent the game into extra-time.

Chelsea News: Steve Pagliuca has welcomed the backing of club legend John Terry with open arms as he looks to gain more power in this takeover race.

The NBA Chairman then reciprocated the kind words: "The decision to partner with Steve was an easy one as we share similar values and passion for sports. The full statement read: “We are thrilled to have such an accomplished group of individuals who are committed to the long-term interests of Chelsea Football Club. “We appreciate this opportunity and would be honoured to create an exciting future for this great football club."

Juventus are continuing talks with Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger as they look to secure his services on a free transfer, according to reports.

It will come down to Rudiger's choice come the end of the season, but Chelsea are helpless as it stands as they have been restricted after Abramovich's sanctioning. The German international is out of contract at the end of the season and the club are currently unable to offer him a renewal due to Roman Abramovich selling Chelsea. Juventus are continuing talks with Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger as they look to secure his services on a free transfer, according to reports.

Follow all the action from the Champions League as Chelsea and Bayern Munich look to turn around first-leg deficits.

102 mins Chelsea corner lofted onto the head of Havertz but far too slowly for him to get any power into his header. That could be the last big chance. - 22:27