Manchester City vs Chelsea: UEFA Champions League background, form guide, previous meetings Friday 14 May 2021
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Manchester City s first final pits them against domestic rivals Chelsea, who are in the decider for the third time and looking to add to their 2012 triumph.
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Manchester City s first UEFA Champions League final pits them against domestic rivals Chelsea, who are in the decider for the third time and looking to add to their 2012 triumph.
• This is the sides first European meeting in 50 years, but both have already endured plenty of UEFA Champions League heartache at the hands of Premier League sides, City being eliminated by domestic rivals in 2018 and 2019 while Chelsea s first final appearance ended in defeat by familiar foes.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid: UEFA Champions League background, form guide, previous meetings Friday 30 April 2021
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The semi-final between Chelsea and Real Madrid is finely poised at the halfway stage, although Christian Pulišić s away goal has given the English side the edge.
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Chelsea welcome Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge for the concluding leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final with the tie finely poised after an engrossing first game in Spain.
• The English side struck first at Madrid s Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano on 27 April, Christian Pulišić opening the scoring in the 14th minute to become the first American to find the net in a UEFA Champions League semi-final. The home side were level 15 minutes later thanks to Karim Benzema s volley that ensured the sides would head to England on level terms.
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Chelsea vs Porto: UEFA Champions League background, form guide, previous meetings Thursday 8 April 2021
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Chelsea are in pole position to reach a first UEFA Champions League semi-final since 2014 thanks to an impressive first-leg win against Porto.
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Chelsea are in pole position to reach a first UEFA Champions League semi-final since 2014 as they take on Porto holding a 2-0 first-leg advantage.
• First goals in UEFA club competition from Mason Mount (32) and Ben Chilwell (85) gave Thomas Tuchel s side a cushion for this second leg, with the winners of this tie to take on Real Madrid or Liverpool in the last four.