Chelsea win UEFA Youth League, again

JuanMata10 9 years ago Edited

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So, in case you've missed it, Chelsea U-19 have clinched their second title in the third edition of the Champions League for youngsters. After Barcelona managed to win the trophy in 2013/14, Chelsea has won back-to-back titles and is now, logically, the record holder of this tournament. On their way to the final, Chelsea overcame Valencia (with the help of a dubious decision) and, two of the best academies on the planet, Ajax Amsterdam [quarter final] and RSC Anderlecht [semi final]. Meanwhile, the second finalist, Paris SG, progressed to the final by beating Middlesbrough [whose top-striker in the U21 Premier League, Arnel Jakupovic, played at the same club, FC Stadlau in Vienna, with my mate at the age of 13 #unnecessaryfact], AS Roma and Real Madrid.

These were the line-ups for yesterdays' game:

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All of Chelsea's players are England-eligible

Highlights:

Goalscorers:
Chelsea: Fikayo Tomori 10', Kasey Palmer 61'
Paris SG: Yakou Meite 58'

What's most impressive about this second win in a row, is the fact that we've done it after completely removing the core of the team that won it last year. I'm talking about our most talented and most important youngsters, who've either

went out on loan [Chrisensen, Musonda Jr., Solanke, Brown, Boga]
or have established themselves in the first squad (sort of) [Loftus-Cheek]

Here's to hoping that some of these will eventually make it to Chelsea's first squad.

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Captain Charlie Colkett lifting the trophy

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2016-04-19 08:05:54

So, in case you've missed it, Chelsea U-19 have clinched their second title in the third edition of the Champions League for youngsters. After Barcelona managed to win the trophy in 2013/14, Chelsea has won back-to-back titles and is now, logically, the record holder of this tournament. On their way to the final, Chelsea overcame Valencia (thanks to a dubious decision by the ref) and, two of the best academies on the planet, Ajax Amsterdam [quarter final] and RSC Anderlecht [semi final]. Meanwhile, the second finalist, Paris SG, progressed to the final by beating Middlesbrough [whose top-striker in the U21 Premier League, Arnel Jakupovic, played at the same club, FC Stadlau in Vienna, with my mate at the age of 13 #unnecessaryfact], AS Roma and Real Madrid.

These were the line-ups for yesterdays' game:

enter image description here

Highlights:

Goalscorers:
Chelsea: Fikayo Tomori 10', Kasey Palmer 61'
Paris SG: Yakou Meite 58'

went out on loan [Chrisensen, Musonda Jr., Solanke, Brown, Boga]
or have established themselves in the first squad (sort of) [Loftus-Cheek]

Here's to hoping that some of these will eventually make it to Chelsea's first squad.

enter image description here
Captain Charlie Colkett lifts the trophy

2016-04-19 08:05:54

So, in case you've missed it, Chelsea U-19 have clinched their second title in the third edition of the Champions League for youngsters. After Barcelona managed to win the trophy in 2013/14, Chelsea has won back-to-back titles and is now, logically, the record holder of this tournament. On their way to the final, Chelsea overcame Valencia (thanks to a dubious decision by the ref) and, two of the best academies on the planet, Ajax Amsterdam [quarter final] and RSC Anderlecht [semi final]. Meanwhile, the second finalist, Paris SG, progressed to the final by beating Middlesbrough [whose top-striker in the U21 Premier League, Arnel Jakupovic, played at the same club, FC Stadlau in Vienna, with my mate at the age of 13 #unnecessaryfact], AS Roma and Real Madrid.

These were the line-ups for yesterdays' game:

enter image description here

Highlights:

Goalscorers:
Chelsea: Fikayo Tomori 10', Kasey Palmer 61'
Paris SG: Yakou Meite 58'

went out on loan [Chrisensen, Musonda Jr., Solanke, Brown, Boga]
or have established themselves in the first squad (sort of) [Loftus-Cheek]

Here's to hoping that some of these will eventually make it to Chelsea's first squad.

enter image description here
Captain Charlie Colkett lifting the trophy

2016-04-19 08:05:54

So, in case you've missed it, Chelsea U-19 have clinched their second title in the third edition of the Champions League for youngsters. After Barcelona managed to win the trophy in 2013/14, Chelsea has won back-to-back titles and is now, logically, the record holder of this tournament. On their way to the final, Chelsea overcame Valencia (thanks to a dubious decision by the ref) and, two of the best academies on the planet, Ajax Amsterdam [quarter final] and RSC Anderlecht [semi final]. Meanwhile, the second finalist, Paris SG, progressed to the final by beating Middlesbrough [whose top-striker in the U21 Premier League, Arnel Jakupovic, played at the same club, FC Stadlau in Vienna, with my mate at the age of 13 #unnecessaryfact], AS Roma and Real Madrid.

These were the line-ups for yesterdays' game:

enter image description here

All of Chelsea's players are England-eligible

Highlights:

Goalscorers:
Chelsea: Fikayo Tomori 10', Kasey Palmer 61'
Paris SG: Yakou Meite 58'

went out on loan [Chrisensen, Musonda Jr., Solanke, Brown, Boga]
or have established themselves in the first squad (sort of) [Loftus-Cheek]

Here's to hoping that some of these will eventually make it to Chelsea's first squad.

enter image description here
Captain Charlie Colkett lifting the trophy