We’ve already covered Enzo Maresca’s pre-match press conference in some detail – how about taking a look at what the Italian’s opposite number, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick, has said in the

Burnley host Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday evening at Turf Moor, as club football returns after what was a rather sensational international window. The hosts are coming off two consecutive losses, the last a close 3-2 defeat at West Ham United and will be the underdogs against a Chelsea that are third in the table.

Two graduates of the School of Guardiola face off, another tries to tame Barcelona, and the spotlight falls firmly on Liverpool, Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah, as well as Tottenham and Thomas Frank. Arsenal vs Bayern Munich and Chelsea vs Barcelona pit confident heavyweights against each other,

Marc Cucurella has cheekily claimed that Chelsea team-mate Cole Palmer fractured his toe after angrily reacting to a "loss on FIFA". The England international was set to resume first-team training last week after two months out with a groin injury.

I didn’t think I was going to get on, but I was told to go and have a little warm-up. I just heard my name being called, and I was like ‘S***’, so I ran over there. I had so many layers on, it was quite cold that night.

Cole Palmer suffered a freak toe injury and his Chelsea team-mate Marc Cucurella has offered extra detail on exactly how it happened.

JOHN TERRY has claimed former Chelsea team-mate Tal Ben Haim was “very lucky” to be at the club after being exiled from first-team training by Avram Grant. The Israeli centre-back, who

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has played down suggestions that Axel Disasi could be reintegrated back into the first-team picture. Since January, the Frenchman has dropped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge, initially being loaned out to Aston Villa for the second half of 2024-25.