One week, two Champions League finals!
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The Athletic
4.9 • 871 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
What does booking your spot in the Champions League final call for? A bonus episode!
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson, Dom Fifield and Liam Twomey to reflect on a night to remember for Thomas Tuchel's side as the Blues triumphed over the (not so) mighty Real Madrid.
We give our analysis of the thoroughly impressive 3-1 aggregate victory, answer your questions, feel sorry for Eden Hazard - and wonder what this means for Saturday's crucial Premier League encounter at the Etihad.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:02.0 | Here is a goal at Kante. |
| 0:03.0 | Nogal at Kante. |
| 0:04.0 | He plays in Habberts with a ship. It's the crossbar on the follow-up. |
| 0:23.6 | Timo Verna and Timo Verna with the easiest of tasks to head the ball in, almost on the goal line. |
| 0:29.6 | That's the goal that Chelsea wanted. Chelsea lead, Real Madrid by a goal to nil. |
| 0:35.6 | And Timo Verna popping up when it matters most. |
| 0:39.3 | I had to wait a long time that the ball coming down. |
| 0:43.3 | It took like hours until the ball was coming. |
| 0:46.3 | Pulisic tries to draw the goalkeeper, pulls it back and there it is. |
| 0:50.3 | That's the goal that they wanted and it's Mason Mount from close range. |
| 0:56.0 | Chelsea have got the second goal. |
| 0:58.0 | The celebrations can begin. |
| 1:00.0 | It's Chelsea 2, Real Madrid, nil. |
| 1:04.0 | We're going to keep getting better and better. |
| 1:06.0 | That's the team we have. That's the mentality we have in this group. |
| 1:09.0 | And we're going to keep going and there's two massive cup finals now. We've put ourselves in an unbelievable position to |
| 1:13.6 | go and win. |
| 1:14.6 | And Chelsea are on their way to Istanbul. The Blues are back in the Champions League final |
| 1:19.6 | for the first time in nine years and they'll face Manchester City in the third |
| 1:24.6 | all-English final 24 nights from tonight. |
| 1:29.3 | It's a wonderful night for Thomas Tinkler and his players, a group who have conquered the greatest winners in European football to reach the final for the third time in club history. |
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