Demba Ba admitted to somewhat mixed feelings after coming off the bench to score the goal that took Chelsea into the Champions League semi-finals at Paris Saint-Germain’s expense on Tuesday. The 28-year-old came on for Frank Lampard midway through the…
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Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea’s “special spirit” was key in overcoming Paris St Germain and will worry whoever is pitted against them in the Champions League semi-finals.
Eden Hazard could be sidelined for two weeks after injuring his calf during Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, manager Jose Mourinho said. “With a muscular problem, even when it’s not serious, you cannot play normally…
Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals with a thrilling 2-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in their quarter-final second leg match on Tuesday to go through on the away goal rule after the tie ended 3-3 on aggregate. A late goal at Stamford Bridge…
Chelsea will hope to draw inspiration from their 2012 Champions League triumph when they attempt to overturn a 3-1 deficit in their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. Javier Pastore’s 90th-minute solo goal in last week’s first leg…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc declared on Monday that his side will go on the offensive against Chelsea as they seek to secure a place in the Champions League semi-finals. “We try to win with fairly attacking football; having the ball, causing…
Runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain tuned up for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea on Tuesday with a morale-boosting 3-0 home win over Reims on Saturday. Laurent Blanc’s in form side carry a 3-1 advantage to Stamford…
Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at home to Stoke on Saturday in a timely boost ahead of their do-or-die Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Jose Mourinho’s side bounced back from their 3-1 midweek quarter…
After a damaging loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Chelsea will seek to resurrect their creaking title challenge in the Premier League against Stoke City on Saturday. Jose Mourinho’s side went down 3-1 at the Parc des Princes in the…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc remains confident top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play again this season despite picking up a thigh injury during Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League victory over Chelsea. The Sweden captain, who has scored a…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists Fernando Torres still has a future at the club despite being overlooked for the Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain. Mourinho selected winger Andre Schuerrle ahead of the Spain forward for the 3-1 quarter…
Ethiopian running legend Kenenisa Bekele says he is in shape and hopeful for a win ahead of his hotly-awaited marathon debut on the streets of Paris on Sunday. The double world recorder holder in 5,000 and 10,000m will be the star draw at the Paris…
Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain both gained convincing victories on Wednesday in their respective Champions League quarter-final first leg matches to give themselves the upper hand ahead of next week’s second legs. Real, who have reached the semi…
Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea have no option other than to attack when they return to London for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain.
Jose Mourinho has ruled his Chelsea side out of the Premier League title race, but he believes they will bounce back from domestic disappointment against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Chelsea manager questioned his players…
France’s new Prime Minister Manuel Valls set about forming a new government on Tuesday tasked with the mammoth challenge of reviving a battered economy, as the EU warned Paris not to renege on its reform pledges. President Francois Hollande nominated…
Anne Hidalgo, a Spanish-born Socialist, will be the first female mayor of Paris after an unexpectedly comfortable win in municipal elections on Sunday. Hidalgo, 54, had been expected to be run extremely close by her centre-right rival, former government…
A Paris court on Monday ordered nearly 12,000 euros ($16,500) in compensation to be paid to a man who rented a “broom closet” for 15 years. The court in Paris’s 11th district said the owner of the tiny flat and its property manager had violated city…
The Rolling Stones Sunday said they will play Paris’ Stade de France in June for the first time since 2007, after postponing a tour Down Under due to the death of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend. The British band will play a single gig in France’s national…
Kim Kardashian has dampened fans’ expectations by revealing that her wedding with Kanye West will be small and private. .…