Disjointed Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on the opening night of their Champions League campaign as Mislav Orsic’s first-half strike was enough to earn a 1-0 victory. Thomas Tuchel’s side were caught napping in 13th minute as Orsic ran from his own half, latching onto a ball from strike partner Bruno Petkovic, to outpace £70m signing Wesley Fofana before dinking the ball over Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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Jorginho’s first-half penalty was enough to earn Chelsea a first win at Everton since 2017 with a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. Jorginho converted from the spot with what was the third opening-weekend penalty he has scored for the Blues, after Abdoulaye Doucoure had halted Ben Chilwell’s run into the box with a clumsy challenge.
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Raheem Sterling has completed his move to Chelsea from Manchester City in a deal worth £47.5m. The 27-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge with the option of a further 12 months nd has linked up with Thomas Tuchel’s squad on their pre-season tour of the United States.
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Alisson Becker was the spot-kick hero as Liverpool secured another penalty shoot-out triumph against Chelsea to win the FA Cup and keep their quest for an unprecedented quadruple alive. Konstantinos Tsimikas slotted home the vital spot-kick to help his side defeat The Blues 6-5 on spot kicks.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount scored second-half goals to send Chelsea into their third consecutive FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Wembley. The second half strikes were enough to book a meeting with Liverpool on May 14.
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