Chelsea backed Thomas Tuchel with a £278m transfer spend this summer, before sacking him on September 7.
The Blues splashed a record-breaking amount in the summer transfer window on a host of new players – which heaped pressure on Tuchel from the get-go.
“I didn’t see it coming. Obviously I was in the wrong movie.”
Those were the words of Thomas Tuchel as he digested Chelsea’s latest let down away from home, this time a 1-0 defeat at Champions League minnows Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday evening.
But they could just as easily have been the
The match between Barcelona – Viktoria Plzen will take place on 07 September (Wednesday) at 22:00 in a UEFA Champions League match. Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 12 matches. Viktoria Plzen are unbeaten in their last 13 matches. Plzen are unbeaten in their last 18 away games.
Barcelona win odds are 1.055. The tie in the clash is rated at 13.00. Viktoria Plzen win odds are 26.00. Check out our full football TV schedule.
The match between Napoli – Liverpool will take place on 07 September (Wednesday) at 22:00 in a UEFA Champions League match. As home team, Napoli have not lost against Liverpool in the last 3 meetings between them. Napoli are unbeaten in their last 15 games. Napoli have not lost in their last 6 home games.
Napoli win odds are 3.60. The tie in the clash is rated at 3.80. Liverpool win odds are 1.95. Check out our full football TV schedule.
The match between Inter Milan – Bayern Munich will take place on 07 September (Wednesday) at 22:00 in a UEFA Champions League match. Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 7 matches. Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 7 away games. Inter Milan have three wins and three losses.
Inter Milan win odds are 3.80. The tie in the clash is rated at 4.20. Bayern Munich win odds are 1.80. Check out our full football TV schedule.
The match between Tottenham – Marseille will take place on 07 September (Wednesday) at 22:00 in a UEFA Champions League match. Marseille are unbeaten in their last 6 matches. Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 6 matches. Marseille are unbeaten in their last 4 away games.
Tottenham win odds are 1.50. The tie in the clash is rated at 4.50. Marseille win odds are 6.00. Check out our full football TV schedule.
Chelsea’s deadline-day signing of Denis Zakaria received relatively little attention. As a loan deal with an option, it is low risk with low expectations – people remember Saul Niguez’s underwhelming season. But it would be a mistake to underestimate Zakaria.
While this is likely to be a short-term fix for
Injury to Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic at Southampton has set off a chain of events that has led us here. The prospective return of Diego Costa. Not everyone is convinced that any move will work but most feel compelled to keep their eyes on it to find out.
For three years, Costa was a snarling presence in the Premier League. His goals had taken Atletico Madrid to the title and he repeated the feat with Chelsea.
Wolves expect a decision in the next 48 hours on Diego Costa’s work permit after his application did not qualify due to a lack of international appearances.
Costa’s work permit has not been rejected, but his application will go to a panel to decide whether it will be granted. The 33-year-old is still expected to
The match between PSG – Juventus will take place on 06 September (Tuesday) at 22:00 in a UEFA Champions League match. Juventus are unbeaten in their last 5 matches. PSG are unbeaten in their last 20 games. PSG have not lost in their last 12 home games.
PSG win odds are 1.33. The tie in the clash is rated at 5.25. Juventus win odds are 7.50. Check out our full football TV schedule.