Now their attention will switch to the fight at the top of the English Premier League as they’ll clash against each other on Sunday afternoon.
The Blues are swinging at the top of the Premiership table with 27 points and two above rivals Manchester United.
Their record at home has been the best in the competition so far:
Two defeats in three Premier League games have let Chelsea slip from first to second in the standings.
But on Saturday afternoon, the Blues will have the chance to reach the top of the table with a victory against Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea – more concentration in defense will offer victoryCarlo Ancelotti’s men negatively looked different in defense against both Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa in October this month.
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Liverpool will enter the match with their heads held high following their magnificent 6-1 triumph over Hull City last Saturday.
On the contrary, the hosts Chelsea will need to gather confidence and concentration in order to brush away the shocking 3-1 defeat that they suffered against Wigan at the DW Stadium last week.
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Chelsea enter this encounter as the group’s leaders following their narrow victory against FC Porto the last time out.
The Thrylos are arguably the weakest team in the table so you would expect Carlo Ancelotti’s men to get the job done on Tuesday.
Match AnalysisThe Blues will be without the suspended Didier Drogba for yet another time in Europe. The Ivorian has not finished serving his ban for misbehaving towards the referee against Barcelona last season. In replacement, Chelsea should have Nicolas Anelka available.
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Chelsea have the maximum 18 points from six games and they seat three points above the champions Manchester United. Meanwhile, Saturday’s opponents Wigan Athletic have six points from the same amount of matches. The Latics seat only three places above the relegation zone in fifteenth.
“You have to wait for your chance and you can see it now when they come: we are deadly”
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The Blues are on fire and ready to race until the end to clinch the English Premier League title away from their rivals, Manchester United.
It is still too early to draw any conclusions from the fate of both Chelsea and Tottenham. Well, as at now, the Blues have the upper hand in terms of the league standings.
Chelsea defend a 100% record that could have been something else if Drogba and Malouda had not found injury-time winners against Hull City and Stoke respectively.
So far, the dream is well alive for Chelsea’s new boss Carlo Ancelotti.
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On Tuesday, the Blues will be at Stamford Bridge for a difficult game against the 2004 UEFA Champions League winners Porto FC.
Will Carlo Ancelotti pass the test?
Kicking off the European season in style is something that will come as a great relief to every Chelsea fan. After losing out on penalties against Manchester United in the final of the competition in 2008, Roman Abrahamovic was left completely broken.
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The Blues seat on top of the English Premier League table with all the maximum points. Carlo Ancelotti's men enter Saturday's game as the hot favorites.
Whereas the club are facing internal problems with FIFA regulations, the men on the pitch are poised to make the headlines with another marvelous result at the Britannia stadium.
However, Chelsea will not attempt to underestimate last season's relegation survivors Stoke City after struggling against other survivors Hull City in the opening fixture of the season.
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This encounter will mark Manchester United’s third straight appearance in the Community Shield. The Red Devils will also be battling against Chelsea in this same single-match tournament for the second time in three games since 2007. How will Chelsea deny the Mancunians from clinching their third consecutive Community Shield title?
Read full article »ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will combine to present live coverage of all six matches of the inaugural World Football Challenge, a six-city round-robin tournament in the U.S. July 19 - 26 featuring four of the best club soccer teams in the world - Chelsea FC, AC Milan, FC Internazionale Milano and Club America. All the matches will be available in high definition.
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