Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

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Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Chelsea experts Dom Fifield and Liam Twomey alongside him as the Blues crash out of the Champions League courtesy of a 4-0 aggregate defeat by Real Madrid.

We give our thoughts on the tie, the shortcomings of Frank Lampard's side and where it went wrong over the two legs.

Attention then turns to what this means for the remainder of the season with seven Premier League games still to play, what Frank Lampard will do next, and how they should approach the final six weeks or so in terms of personnel and playing time...

In FAR more positive news Chelsea Women have a UWCL semi-final to look forward too!! Charlotte Harpur drops in to tease ahead to Saturday's first leg with the formidable Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.

We finish up with the furore around the owners dressing room visits - and club legend Didier Drogba's comments that 'It is not the same club any more'.

A merciful weekend off from Chelsea after four straight defeats for the first time since 1993 - we'll be back next Thursday after they welcome Brentford to Stamford Bridge... what could possibly go wrong!

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Even Super Frank can't get a tune out of them...yet...

Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey to round up another bonkers week in the life of CFC.

We begin with Thursday's news that Frank Lampard has returned to Stamford Bridge until the end of the season.

There's a look back at the woeful 1-0 defeat at Wolves - before we TRY and find some positive vibes going into Wednesday night's trip to the Santiago Bernabéu for the first leg of the Champions League quarter final with Real Madrid.

We'll be back next week and hopefully have something good to talk about!

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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It's never, ever, EVER dull is it?

The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Dom Fifield are alongside Matt Davies-Adams for a BUMPER Straight Outta Cobham following the sacking of Graham Potter.

We kick things off with Liam Twomey's voice note following the 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa which proved to be the final straw in the hugely disappointing seven month reign of Potter. We then get into the nuts and bolts of the decision to finally pull the plug... How did we get here? What happens next? And how worried should we be for the future?

There's a round up of the goalless draw with fellow strugglers Liverpool - a match which summed up the seasons of both clubs - plus a quick look ahead to Saturday's visit to Wolves.

Producer Lucy's got a word on the wonder that is CFCW - and we tease ahead to some of the work you can look forward to from The Athletic over the next few days.

We'll be back on Monday to reflect on the game at Molineux, look ahead to the trip to the Bernabéu *eek* for the Champions League quarter-final first leg with Real Madrid, and potentially discuss a new manager at the helm...

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He's dodged the Spurs bullet...

The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey join Matt Davies-Adams to sift through the main Blues news as the international break rumbles on.

Thomas Tuchel has a new job - thankfully not in North London - but is he poaching one of his former coaching staff to join him at Bayern Munich? And just how tantilising would a UCL semi-final showdown with him be for the club and Graham Potter?

There was disappointment in the WSL for Chelsea Women who fell to a 2-0 defeat at Manchester City but still have destiny in their own hands in the league - and Champions League where they have a one-goal advantage going into Thursday night's second leg with Lyon.

We take a look at home some of the senior men have got on on international duty including another injury worry for Reece James, the confusion over Mason Mount's call-up - and the ongoing frustrations for Mykhailo Mudryk and his form.

We'll be back next Wednesday to reflect on PLENTY of action including Aston Villa, Liverpool and Lyon!

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When we grow up we want to be like Guro Reiten...

We've got a full house of SOC'ers alongside Matt Davies-Adams as for the final time this season Jessy Parker Humphreys and Sam Parkin lend their expertise to The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson, Dom Fifield and Liam Twomey.

Jessy joins us hot off the tarmac to reflect on the women's hugely impressive 1-0 quarter-final first-leg win over Champions League holders Lyon over in France.

Then, we open up the mailbag to take your questions with the international break in full swing.

And we've got a MEGA quiz to wrap up our last Thursday show - as from now on we'll be coming to you just once a week through to the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

We'll be back on Monday to round up how some of the Blues have got on on international duty and look ahead to the visit of Aston Villa!

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Four wins in a row would just be greedy...

Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey alongside him to look back at the frustrating 2-2 draw with the Toffees and Stamford Bridge on Saturday. We question whether dropping more points even matters in the scheme of things, give some love to Enzo and Félix - and highlight the defensive frailties which reared their head again in an otherwise impressive performance for Potter's men.

There's time to reflect on Friday's Champions League draw - which dished our CFC v Real Madrid Part III! With the quarter-final tie just under a month away, do the Blues have a realistic chance of progressing? And how best should they prepare for the ties when there's nothing really left to play for in the Premier League?

Elsewhere, Chelsea Women booked their place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win at Reading...now it's the small matter of Lyon in the UWCL to come...

We'll be back on Thursday to reflect on that game, take some of your questions and look ahead to the international break.

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They couldn't win four in a row, could they?!

Matt Davies-Adams has got Jessy Parker Humphreys and Sam Parkin with him to look ahead to Saturday's visit of Everton.

We begin with some of the other Blues news, including the new-look Club World Cup, the fitness of Édouard Mendy and the return of Romelu Lukaku next season...

Then it's all eye on that match against the Toffees under the lights on Saturday night at Stamford Bridge.

There's a preview of Sunday's Women's FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton - and a Thursday quiz...

We'll be back on Monday to reflect on the last game before the international break.

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Three goals?! Three goals in one game?!

The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey join Matt Davies-Adams to reflect on the 3-1 victory at Leicester. We hear from a couple of the star performers - Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz - while rounding up the win and discussing the main takeaways from a third straight triumph in the space of a week - for the first time since October!

It was a huge Sunday for the women's team - who bounced back from last week's League Cup final disappointment with a 1-0 win over title rivals Manchester United thanks to... Yep, you guessed it... Sam Kerr! Jessy Parker Humphreys sends us an on the whistle report.

We'll be back on Thursday to look ahead to the last action before the international break as Everton come to town in the Premier League.

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

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Magic...

Jessy Parker Humphreys and Dom Fifield are alongside Matt Davies-Adams to reflect on the momentous 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund which saw Chelsea progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2-1 on aggregate. We've got a mega voice note from Simon and Liam at Stamford Bridge before rounding up some of the star performers, praise for Potter and a full debrief of the game.

Away from all that excitement we also had good news for the women's team who picked up a big three points against Brighton in the WSL to bounce back from the League Cup final defeat to maintain their title charge.

Then it's onto the weekend, with a trip to the King Power to take on a Leicester side who have won just once at home since October...against Spurs no less!

There's a smattering of other Blues news before we round it all off with a quiz.

We'll be back on Monday to wrap up the Leicester game and the crucial WSL tie against Manchester United.

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We'd forgotten what it felt like...

Liam Twomey and Sam Parkin are alongside Matt Davies-Adams to reflect on Chelsea's first victory since the 15th of January!! The 1-0 win over Leeds means the Blues sit 11 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with a game in hand...

We round up the match, take the positives and negatives from the performance and question whether the result will have appeased fans after some rumblings in the stands given the nature of the victory.

Not such good news for the women's team - who were beaten 3-1 by Arsenal at Selhurst Park in the League Cup final. Jessy Parker Humphrey's sends us a match report after a disappointing afternoon for Emma Hayes' side.

Then, it's all eyes on the UCL with Borussia Dortmund in town and Graham Potter's side needing to overturn a one-goal deficit if they're to progress to the last eight of the competition. We pick our starting XI for the second leg and look ahead to Tuesday's match.

We'll be back on Thursday to reflect on the midweek Champions League action and look ahead to the trip to Leicester.

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