5 h. ago Marc Cucurella: Chelsea star emerges as a scoring force amid attacking crisis to further highlight importance

Enzo Maresca’s late tactical tweak reaped its reward as Chelsea beat Leicester to bolster their Champions League hopes

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20 h. ago This is our way – Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea style after narrow Leicester win

Marc Cucurella’s superb strike earned three points against the struggling Foxes.

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21 h. ago Chelsea recover from Cole Palmer’s missed penalty to beat lowly Leicester

Chelsea 1-0 Leicester: Marc Cucurella cracked in a fine strike in the 60th minute to settle the contest after Palmer missed from the spot

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21 h. ago Chelsea: Marc Cucurella goal could be the sliding doors moment for Enzo Maresca amid Champions League target

Blues are firmly on course to achieve Champions League target after a 1-0 win over Leicester

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21 h. ago Maresca warns fans over ‘PlayStation’ expectations after Cucurella calms noise

Some Chelsea supporters remain standoffish with Enzo Maresca, even after seeing their side creep back into top four. The sense remains that Stamford Bridge regulars will take some convincing on the merits of the careful, possession-heavy nature of Marescaball. It is not exactly setting pulses racing at the moment and it was telling that the mood was far from harmonious during this win against Leicester City.Maresca seemed to be letting out a lot of frustration when he reacted to Marc Cucurella breaking the deadlock after an hour of stodginess by gesturing angrily for fans to make more noise. The grumbling about his team’s backwards and sideways ­passing had struck a nerve. Then again Maresca could hardly ­complain if there was dissatis­faction about Chelsea ­labouring against ­opponents who look certain to return to the Championship after losing 12 of their past 13 games. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Marc Cucurella thunderbolt proves enough as Chelsea defeat lowly Leicester

Cucurella cracked in a fine strike in the 60th minute.

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22 h. ago Chelsea player ratings vs Leicester: Marc Cucurella makes the difference but scoring touch deserts Cole Palmer

Blues far from their best at Stamford Bridge, but three points is all that matters

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49 h. ago Arsenal target Nico Williams explains transfer snub and surprise Premier League role model

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a huge fan of Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams but any summer transfer could prove difficult because of the player's love for the Basque club

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60 h. ago Friends star David Schwimmer slams 'Hollywood heroes' for staying silent on antisemitism

The Friends star called out those who "made their careers by leaning into their Jewish identity" or by playing Jewish people onscreen, in a passionate speech at the Anti-Defamation league's Never is Now conference earlier this week

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2 d. ago Five bars that show off London’s status as ‘wine capital of the world’

Places to drink fine wines from the world’s top 250 wine and champagne houses – if you can afford itThis week, London was crowned “wine capital of the world”. It’s worth noting, perhaps, that this shiny new title comes from the annual Knight Frank Wealth Report, and is based on how many restaurants serve fine wines from the world’s top 250 wine and champagne houses. If this is what matters to you when looking at a wine list, this would put London’s wine offering ahead of New York, and even Paris.Below, the Guardian’s resident wine expert Hannah Crosbie lists a few old and new wine bars that you can walk into and order a bottle anytime. You don’t have to be rich to drink here (but I’m sure it helps). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago David de Gea gets Manchester United reunion as image emerges

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea returned to European action on Thursday night in the Conference League while the Reds were playing in the Europa League

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3 d. ago I see Reece James as a midfielder, says Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca

James was on target in the Blues’ 2-1 Conference League win over Copenhagen.

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3 d. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca makes most of Conference League advantage as largely drab display proves good enough

Chelsea have significant margin for error in their bid to reach Conference League final in Wroclaw

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3 d. ago Reece James helps Chelsea earn slim advantage in Europa Conference League tie

FC Copenhagen 1-2 Chelsea: Gabriel Pereira pulled a goal back for the Danish side ahead of the return leg at Stamford Bridge.

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3 d. ago Copenhagen vs Chelsea LIVE: Conference League result, latest updates and reaction after tight win

Chelsea will be confident of completing the job at Stamford Bridge next week

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3 d. ago Copenhagen vs Chelsea LIVE: Conference League latest score and goal updates

Competition favourites name strong side for first leg of last-16 tie

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3 d. ago Chelsea XI vs Copenhagen: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Conference League today

Enzo Maresca names strong side for first leg of last-16 tie

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3 d. ago Copenhagen vs Chelsea LIVE: Conference League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Competition favourites look to end away woes with Denmark trip in first leg of last-16 tie

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4 d. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca must unleash Cole Palmer on Conference League in bid to save season

Blues should use Copenhagen last-16 tie to help their biggest star snap out of slump amidst fierce top-four fight

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4 d. ago Chelsea XI vs Copenhagen: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Conference League today

Enzo Maresca takes strong squad to Denmark for first leg of last-16 tie as competition ramps up

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