13/05/2026
๐ฎ๐น๐ต Gianluca Vialli & Roberto Di Matteo โ Chelsea Legends as Players
Gianluca Vialli was a world-class striker who arrived at Chelsea in 1996 and instantly became a leader on and off the pitch. With his intelligence, finishing, and winning mentality, he helped transform Chelsea into a trophy-winning side, lifting major honours including the FA Cup, League Cup, and European trophies. He even became player-manager โ a rare role in modern football.
Roberto Di Matteo was the calm and intelligent midfielder who controlled games with simple but effective passing. He was a key part of Chelseaโs success in the late 90s, scoring important goals and helping the team win big trophies before injuries cut his career short.
Two Italians. Two leaders. One golden era at Chelsea. ๐ต๐
13/05/2026
28 years ago, Chelsea wrote history in Europe. A 1โ0 win over Stuttgart, Gianfranco Zola the match-winner.
2x UEFA Cup Winnersโ Cup:
๐ 1971 โ vs Real Madrid
๐ 1998 โ vs Stuttgart
Pride of London.
13/05/2026
Chelsea won the League back to back under Mourinho first spell and still went out to sign top players like Ballack, Shevchenko, Ashley Cole & Mikel to reinforce the squad in the next summer transfer window.
Chelsea really used to be a serious team under Abramovich, man.
13/05/2026
This day in 1998
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13/05/2026
Emmanuel Petit says Chelsea need a miracle to beat City on Saturday:
๐ฃ "I would say in a single game, a final, anything can happen. City won at Chelsea recently, and we saw only one team on the pitch.
The question actually is who cannot beat Chelsea? It seems that every single team can beat Chelsea, actually. So Chelsea need a miracle, I will tell you it won't happen because City are a better team in every way."
{Boyle Sports}
13/05/2026
Last time we beat Man City was in the 2021 Champions League final.
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13/05/2026
We've not lost in any final since Palmer came to chelsea.
Saturday is another final ๐
12/05/2026
Your best moment: Chelsea winning the FA Cup?
12/05/2026
When Chelsea are the underdogs...
12/05/2026
Chelsea win the Evening Standard 5-a-side
John Phillips, Steve Kember, Alan Hudson, skipper John Hollins, sub Tommy Baldwin and Peter Osgood