TokyoBlue

Rosenior passed a pretty big test last night. So far so good in my book. If we beat Arsenal and get to the League Cup final, then I'm sold.

Should do a stop in Tokyo to break up the journey. Not that I'm biased........

FIFA already have something. They replaced the original annual 7 team Club World Cup with the annual Intercontinental Cup. Almost same format as the original Club World Cup, but the UEFA Champions League winners only turn up for the final.

If we are offered a spot as defending champions, should we turn it down?

Reading back through this thread from when it started in 2023, people were divided about the Club World Cup. Now the dust has settled, and we brought it home, anyone's opinion changed?

Was wondering what would be done to mark the return to the Champions League. Well done to the people that came up with this. A Royal Flush of trophies.

2012 re-run!

We are untouchable. Across Europe and the whole World.

Wow they heard me! "A special award to Chelsea, who are the only club to have won all of Europe's current major men's club competitions (Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Super Cup) in addition to the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. "We don't have enough time to explain how much that means," Čeferin says of the club's achievement."

We did it! The whole world doubted. Now they know.

That Thiago shirt needs to go in the Chelsea museum.

A blue and white ball with a touch of gold? Looks good to me!

Official match ball the the Semis and Final.

f**k me we could actually make the semi final!

Thiago Silva still got it. Fluminense Just sent Inter Milan home.

Just glad that's over with! Onwards........

Semi final is a realistic target, then anything can happen.

Not bad and more than I had thought. Personally I'm enjoying this tournament and hope we manage to get in it again. Just got to win the Champions Leaue again............!

Suddenly we find oursleves on the "easier" side of the draw (IF we get through).

We need to bring back the spirit of 2012! (obviously not the 2012 Club World Cup final!!!)

If we beat Bayern, looks like it would be PSG after that!

I watched the game. Was a huge game for both LA FC and Club America said to be worth in the tens of millions, and it showed as they both went for it. Giroud plays for LA FC so it's a reunion!

Good points. Let's not forget that when Chelsea qualified for the very first European Cup in 1955, everyone said it was a joke tournament. Stupidly we were persuaded to not accept the invite as English Champions, and Real Madrid won it.

There's a mini transfer window as a result of the Club World Cup that runs from 1st to 10th June. 1st July does seem an odd date. Maybe there's a clause if Palmeiras make it through to the later rounds? Brazilian clubs take this competition much more seriously than clubs in Europe. I was at the 2012 final and Corinthians came in big numbers!

The UEFA Plaque awarded to Juventus needs to be brought back and updated! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_UEFA_Plaque