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Nihilstjnr:
lol my wife dey start her masters this September sef. No more kids for us ever.

Why? Doesn't she want a girl?

hinohsend:
How many own goals have Barca benefited from this CL season

lol I am here to ask this question.

well this is quite a show.

RIP Ray Wilkins. May the family have the fortitude to bear the loss.

Debroslink:
I have 100% respect for Ronaldo. I don't join forces who compare him with Lion Messi.

Oh I see

Nihilstjnr:
what a send off for buffon.

it's like Ronaldo felt Buffon didn't get the message last year.

Say Baba let it go, you're too old, it's over, nobody listens to techno.

Lol Bloody Madridstas I wonder how many times they have stood in the way of Buffon and Juve in the Quest for European Glory.

neezar:
Juventus is a useless team

I just can't deal mhen

Choking get levels Spurs just happen to be better Chokers.

neezar:
Juventus is a useless team

I just can't deal mhen

Chokers get levels Spurs just happen to be better Chokers.

Debroslink:
Ronaldo the Great

is this not heresy spilling out your lips?

Lord Ororo All bow down for this Man.

pkasso:
I swear Hazard dey fall hand. He's a player I admire a lot. Amazing bundle of talent but just lacking that 'killer' mentality to take his game to the next level.

I remember watching those games against Barca and being thoroughly disappointed. The lesser talented Willian balled over two legs while Eden was well. . hidden. That was a big chance to put haters like Ramuzaki to shame but he failed.
Real Madrid are not convinced he is worth going for. Ordinarily, you would expect Bayern to consider Hazard in their search for top-class replacements for Robbery but he has been ignored and rightly so. Barca were not interested even after selling Neymar.

Ramuzaki comes here to chat shiit about Hazard and unreasonable as he might sound sometimes, he's not far from the truth. Hazard needs to do better.

And anyone who after all these years still thinks Hazard is as good as Neymar needs to have their head checked.

I rubber stamp this. As much as it pains me to admit Hazard is just not yet on that level of Neymar, Muller etc . This days he seem not to be interested in the team.

Europa it is boys.

what the hell is with Eriksen and his long shots sef.

headmaster Sir

Caballero starts.

Nihilstjnr:
this arnild boy get better cross for leg o

You mean Robertson?

larride:
Street competition do me strong thing ehn, maybe I could have rival DDG by now.

The competition takes place at St Michael football field and I happen to be the best goal keeper in my street, It was our last match in the group stage and I had 2 big boils on my chest, Throughout the first half, I dey form Oliver Khan and Buffon rolled into 1 until one bastard hit a direct shot to my chest and I fainted immediately, when I woke up like 4 hours later the competition had ended and my boil don burst. For like a year my parents beats the hell out of me anytime they see me go close to where they are playing ball or they mistakenly see or hear that I went to play ball.

This kids of nowadays no enjoy abeg.

I was a goalie too. My Craziest experience was in secondary school when playing and in the process of clearing the ball one guy landed directly on my ankle at first I dusted it off and continuing 'shinning' in the goal post. When I get home was when the pain started in full gear that coupled With other injuries caused by heavy shot on my chest made sure I didn't go to School the next day and made me finish a glass bottle of Robb. Thank God my Dad wasn't around it would have been double wahala.

TEAM NEWS
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could miss out with a hamstring strain, while Andreas Christensen is a doubt because of fatigue.
Ross Barkley is not yet ready to be considered after a hamstring injury and David Luiz remains sidelined.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says top scorer Harry Kane could be involved, just three weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage.
Midfielder Harry Winks is definitely missing with an ankle injury.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Steve Wilson: "A dress rehearsal for the FA Cup final? Maybe - but it could also be decisive in qualification for the Champions League.
"It's possible that both these sides will finish in the top four - but it's not likely.
"For Chelsea to overturn Tottenham's current five-point advantage it's probably imperative that they win - which is what they often do against Spurs.
"Chelsea are, after all, the only team to beat Spurs at Wembley this season in the league - and won there against Pochettino's side in the Cup semi-final last season too. Then there was the infamous 2016 battle of the Bridge when Chelsea ended Spurs' title hopes.
"If Tottenham can buck that trend it will give them a massive points advantage with so few games to play - and maybe a mental edge should they meet again in May." Liverpool and we have to try to win every game,
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Chelsea are unbeaten in 27 home league matches against Spurs - and 30 in all competitions - since a 2-1 defeat in February 1990 (W18, D9).
Tottenham's 25 games at Stamford Bridge without winning in the Premier League is the most that one team has played at the same ground without a single victory.
Spurs have surrendered the lead on each of their last two league visits to Stamford Bridge, drawing 2-2 from 2-0 up in May 2016, and losing 2-1 after Christian Eriksen gave them the advantage last season.
Chelsea
Chelsea have lost four of their last six Premier League games, winning the other two.
The Blues are looking to secure back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since December.
They are winless in their last four against fellow top-six sides (D2, L2), although all of those have been away from home.
Chelsea have won only two of their eight league fixtures this season against the other top-six clubs (W2, D3, L3).
Willian's 13 goals in all competitions this season is his best return in a single campaign for Chelsea.
Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs are the only team with an unbeaten Premier League record in 2018 (W7, D3).
However, under Mauricio Pochettino they have won only one of their 19 away fixtures against the other established top-six sides. That came at Manchester City in February 2016 (D7, L11).
Tottenham are unbeaten in six Premier League away games since a 4-1 defeat by Manchester City in December.
They have won four consecutive Premier League games, conceding just one goal.
Son Heung-Min has scored seven goals in his last five games for Tottenham.
Dele Alli is one short of becoming the third player to make 100 Premier League appearances for Spurs before his 22nd birthday, after Aaron Lennon and Sol Campbell.

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte: "It is an important game. Our target is to reach the Champions League and then the final of the FA Cup. If we win we go close to Tottenham, if we don't then not so close with seven games.
"Nothing is impossible. With this run I put in Liverpool and we have to try to win every game, not to make mistakes and not drop points."
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "There is still a lot of games to play, but always it's important for your confidence, motivation - to win at Chelsea would be fantastic but for sure it will be a very tough game. They are a very good team, great quality and always it's tough to compete with them.
"For us, three points would be fantastic and put us in a very good position in the table."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43530416

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43555381
Chelsea announces new rules for Champions League and Europa League.

I hear today is Air Max day a minute of silence for what could have been.

Skimpledawg:
This weather hot?

Oga Pam, where you dey sef?

The weather hot yesterday o but as Rain don fall for today morning things don cool for IB

Too bad I missed most of the show down. Any way more go still come because people blood too dey hot for this hot weather.

looks like Chelsea Ladies made it into the fa women semis wiping Liverpool at their own turf 3-0. Where is Chestar to tell us this?

chic2pimp:
Ofcourse It would United vs Spurs. Would not have expected any better seeing that it was 2 Chelsea Legends in charge of the draw.

lol what do you expect from our former safe hands and magician?

MATCH PREVIEW

Willian and Eden Hazard are expected to be restored to Chelsea's line-up after both were substitutes at Burnley.

Marcos Alonso continues a three-match ban for violent conduct after his challenge on Southampton's Shane Long last week.

Southampton duo Sofiane Boufal and Mario Lemina are being assessed after missing Thursday's draw at Leicester.
Defender Jack Stephens remains unavailable as he serves the final game of a suspension.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Steve Wilson: "Chelsea's quick-fire comeback at St Mary's last weekend will have left Antonio Conte confident his Chelsea side can reach a second FA Cup final in succession. Conte will also have been delighted with how his side embraced a tactical tweak to win at Turf Moor on Thursday - ending Burnley's five-match winning streak.

"Southampton are hoping to reach only their third FA Cup final since 1902, but relegation is still looming very large despite their first league point under Mark Hughes at Leicester on Thursday.

"Saints' fans, who experienced the pain of defeat at Wembley in the League Cup final last season, might be bracing themselves for more heartache in the days and weeks ahead."

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte: "We must have great motivation to finish the season as strong as possible.

"Now we have this chance to play at Wembley, we have the possibility to win the game against Southampton and play an important final for the second time in a row. We have to try to do our best."

Southampton manager Mark Hughes: "It's not every season you get the opportunity to get to a major cup final. It's the greatest cup competition in the world in my view.

"In some people's minds maybe the competition has been diminished since the emergence of the Champions League and Premier League, but to be involved in major cup finals is where you make your mark in the game and it's where you need to be.

"It's an opportunity to get to a major final and we are going there to make sure we don't let it just pass by.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Southampton have progressed from four of their previous five FA Cup ties against Chelsea, but lost the most recent encounter 5-1 in the third round in 2012-13.
Chelsea are vying for six straight wins against the Saints in all competitions for the first time.
The last three league meetings have generated 12 goals, including five last weekend in Chelsea's 3-2 win at St. Mary's.

Chelsea

Chelsea have won 11 of their last 14 FA Cup semi-final matches.
They will be appearing at the new Wembley for the 18th time, a record by a club playing at the stadium in a neutral capacity.
The Blues have kept clean sheets in three of their five ties in reaching the semi-finals.
Willian has contributed to 10 goals in 10 FA Cup matches (six goals, four assists) since the start of last season.
Since his debut in English football in January 2013, Olivier Giroud has had a hand in 21 goals in his 25 FA Cup appearances (14 goals, seven assists), more than any other player in the competition over this period.
Willy Caballero and Pedro are the only players to have played in all five Chelsea FA Cup matches this term.
Southampton

Southampton have reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2003. They beat Watford 2-1 in that game but ultimately lost 1-0 to Arsenal in the final.
Saints have lost five of their seven previous visits soon.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43772431

Nihilstjnr:
we need to win this fa cup.
please God...if you exist...give me Southampton

Lol he exists.

And we are through.

Just found Cech is on BBC one. Any one following? How is he doing?

raumdeuter:
Conte is a twwat. You remove William come leave hidden Hazard

lol this egbon Sha. Nice one kante.

U1:
Omo, Salah simply transformed this week! Scores would hardly reflect limited fixtures because of just one man! Wow, just wow.

lol such a wonder. This is the highest points I have ever made made possible courtesy of two players.

I predict a 2-1 Victory in favour of Chelsea

Nihilstjnr:
Mein negger.

You're already a more insightful manager than Mourinho

lol it such a reward. I almost used the chip the Gw kane banged in a hat trick and I was blaming myself.