Chelsea heads into this game looking to return to winning ways after they were beaten 2-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on Tuesday night.
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The famous one that instantly comes to mind is Ryan Giggs’ wonder solo goal for Manchester United against Arsenal in 1999.
No more FA Cup replays?
Gate receipts from replays are shared between the clubs, with a small percentage going to the FA, and little teams can make a killing from playing at the homes of bigger sides.
Changes are afoot to both the world’s oldest football competition – and possibly the League Cup as well.
FA Cup replays could be scrapped under new proposals being considered by the FA and Premier League.
Oh, and if the Premier League don’t want FA Cup replays to be abolished, let them come out and say so, in unequivocal terms, so there is no misunderstanding.
City are prioritising the Champions League, in which they play Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday, their manager Manuel Pellegrini said.
On his Instagram page, captioning a photo of the Chelsea captain during his injury rehab, Terry wrote “Absolutely gutted to be missing the FA Cup game this weekend”.
The Dutchman added: “We have a week, I hope next weekend he will be available”.
But what happens if the improbable-but-not-impossible occurs and Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea win the Champions League and with it a qualifying spot for next season’s competition? They are still more than in the title race despite consecutive league losses.
“For me always the priority is the next game but we must make an exception now because of so many injuries”.
Stop holding semi-finals at Wembley – what’s the point of making the same pilgrimage twice in a month?
Hazard on Monday, the eve of the Champions League tie, spoke of it being hard to turn down a move to PSG, although he reiterated he was under contract until 2020.
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This would reduce the fixture list slightly and also give it more the feel of a cup tie rather than a play-off match. “It’s a hard one to win and, as I know from experience, it’s a very good one to win as well”.
