JOINING CHELSEA IS A DREAM COME TRUE- BEN CHILWELL

 

JOINING CHELSEA IS A DREAM COME THROUGH - BEN CHILWELL

Ben Chilwell

Newly-recruited Chelsea left-back, Ben Chilwell has described his move from Leicester City to Chelsea as a dream come through.

Ben Chilwell, whose father hails originally from New Zealand was born three years after his father migrated to England in 1993.

The enterprising young left-back had to fill in the big boots of Premier league winner Christian Fuchs and had until his departure proven himself a worthy servant.

With his direct approach and energetic forrays, much will be expected of the young man who was born on the 21st of December, 1996 filling in the boots of Spanish international Marcus Alonso.

Chilwell made ninety-nine (99) appearances for Leicester City scoring on four(4) occasions from 2015 to 2020.

He has also represented England at youth level; U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 before being handed a call-up by Gareth Southgate thereby featuring for the three lions on eleven(11) occasions.

"Absolutely buzzing to sign for the club (Chelsea). Really exciting time for the club with a good squad. I can't wait to meet all of the lads and everyone around the building" wrote Chilwell on his twitter page.

He also expressed his gratitude to Chelsea manager Frank Lampard who he described as putting much faith in him.

"Special thank you to the manager for the faith he has shown in me. A dream come true. Come on you blues" wrote Chilwell.

BAYERN MUNICH ARE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE FOR THE SIXTH TIME

BAYERN MUNICH CROWNED CONQUERERS OF EUROPE FOR 2019/20 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON. 

Bayern Munich have been crowned as the champions of Europe for the sixth time after beating Paris Saint Germain by one goal to nil (1-0). 

The only goal of the game was scored in the 59th minute by 24 year Bayern forward and French international, Kingsley Koman to sink the Ligue 1 Champions.

Kingsley Koman had been sidelined for a significant part of the season but did an incredible job coming on as was corroborated by Sergi Gnabry, "He came in and for him to score that goal after being out for a couple of games injured it's incredible."

With their 1-0 win over PSG in Lisbon, Bayern successfully completed the treble by also winning the German Bundesliga and the German cup.

Thomas Mueller had a great match just like his entire season linking up with the prolific Polish finisher Robert Lewandowski who finished as Champions league top scorer this season with 15 goals.  

Alfonso Davies also became the first Canadian to lift the champions at the age of 19 years having being born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled a civil war in his native Liberia. 

The German champions scored 43 times as they won all eleven games along the way to lifting the trophy.

There were also yellow cards for Alfonso Davies, Sergi Gnabry, Niklas Suele, Tomas Mueller for Bayern and Parades, Neymar da Silva Jr., Chelsea-bound Thiago Silva and Larvin Kurzawa. 

MANCHESTER UNITED DUMPED OUT OF EUROPA LEAGUE

Europa league fallout - Julien Lopetegui knocks out Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .

Former Real Madrid and Spain manager, Julien Lopetegui masterminded a 2-1 semi-final win over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his United team.

Portuguese international Bruno Fernandes scored what has come to be known as a 'customary' penalty as Marcus Rashford was upended in the box by Diego Carlos in the 9th minute. 

Sevilla had other ideas as they drew level through former Liverpool winger Suso in the 26th minute.

Experienced Argentine campaigner Ever Banega and world-cup winning midfielder Paul Pogba slugged it out in the middle of the park with some crunchy tackles flying in once in a while. 

Brandon Williams, Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Mohammed El Haddadi all went into the books of the referee for various fouls.

In a game which was hotly contested, experience had a great part to play and Jesus Navas did not disappoint as one of his crosses resulted in the match winner.

Sevilla kingpin Lucas Ocampos was particularly wasteful on a couple of occasions and had to substituted for his profligacy.

The match winner was scored by Luuk de Jong in the 78th minute bringing Manchester United's run in 2019/20 the Europa League season to an end.

RAUL JIMENEZ MISSES CRUCIAL PENALTY IN WOLVES EUROPA LEAGUE LOSS

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez could not hold his nerves when it mattered most against Sevilla CF in the Europa League quarter final stage on Tuesday night.

The 29 year old striker had a glorious opportunity to add to his Europa League tally and ultimately push his team(Wolves) through to the semi-final stage of the Europa League after Adama Traore was brought down in the area having embarked on an incredible run.

The otherwise clinical finisher stepped up to take the penalty but Sevilla's Moroccan goalkeeper, Bounou saved Jimenez spot kick.

Former Real Madrid and Spain coach Julien Lopetegui paraded an experienced team with the likes of former Liverpool winger Suso, En-Nesyri, Fernando and experienced Argentine midfielder Ever Banega.

It was Sevilla who scored first and ultimately the only goal of the 2nd leg Europa League tie quarter final encounter as Ocampos netted at MSV Arena to take Lopetegui's side to the semi-final where they will clash with Machester United on 17th August, 2020.

The loss exposed the inadequacies of the Wolves team with manager Nuno Espirito Santo admitting that, "we need more players" in a bid to strengthen the squad ahead of next season.

SHAKHTAR DONETSK VERSUS FC BASEL

In the other quarter final game, Shakhtar Donestk defeated Swiss side FC Basel 4-1.

The stars of the show were Marlos and Taison who himself netted in the 22nd minute with the other goals coming from Moraes in the 2nd minute, Alan Patrick penalty in the 75th with Dodo completing the tally in the 88th minute. 

There was a consolation for FC BASEL as Wolfswinkel netted in injury time to save the face of his team mates. 

WHAT NEXT ?

The semi-finals come off on Sunday, 16th August and Monday, 17th August as Sevilla locks horns with Manchester United with Inter Milan battling it out with Shakhtar Donestk respectively.  

WILLIAN SET TO JOIN ARSENAL

All is set for Willian to move from Chelsea to Arsenal. 

It is expected that Willian will join the gunners this week after reportedly having his medicals on Monday 10th August, 2020. 

Willian is expected to earn £100,000 a week and will stay at Arsenal at least up to 2023.

It is clear from his submissions that he(Willian) is leaving Chelsea a fullfilled man saying, "I leave with my head held high."

The Brazilian international announced his departure from Chelsea on Sunday, 9th August, 2020 by releasing a lengthy statement confirming his exit after seven fruitful years with the blues. 

Before joining Chelsea, Willian had featured for Corinthians in Brazil, Shaktar Donetsk in Ukraine and Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia.  

The evergreen Willian brings a lot of dynamism, technical ability and experience to the Arsenal attack as well as leadership qualities in the dressing room.

A very efficient and effective deal ball specialist, Willian can play both on the left and right wing especially cutting in from the left to bend the ball sumptuously into the top corner as football fans have witnessed over the years. 

A vast majority of Arsenal fans will be looking forward to seeing Willian in action come next season under FA Cup winning coach, Mikel Arteta.

WILLIAN SET TO JOIN ARSENAL

All is set for Willian to join Arsenal from Chelsea. 

It is expected that Willian will join the gunners this week after reportedly having his medicals on Monday 10th August, 2020.

Details about the contract are sketchy but it is believed that Willian will sign a deal that may keep him at Arsenal till 2023. 

The Brazilian announced his departure from Chelsea on Sunday, 9th August, 2020 by releasing a lengthy statement confirming his exit after seven fruitful years.

The editorial team of mybssports.blogspot.com will keep you posted on further developments.

ARTETA PROUD OF HIS GUNNERS

Mikel Arteta couldn’t hide his pride after Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to seal the 2020 FA Cup; his first silverware as a coach and our 14th success in the competition.

Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the Gunners hero on the day, scoring from the penalty spot to cancel out Christian Pulisic’s early opener and then dinking a winner over Willy Caballero on 67 minutes.

After the match, Arteta praised the attitude of his players and reiterated just how important a win it was.

Here’s what he said when he faced the BBC cameras…

 

On the performance…

We went behind but reacted straight away, we probably played the best 30 minutes [of football] since I arrived. We equalised, we got the goal and we generated belief. In the second half, we talked about being so close to winning this trophy. Everybody worked so incredibly hard. I am so proud to represent these players and this club.

On qualifying for Europe…

It’s a double reward for us, it’s really important for this club in every way to be in Europe. We’ve done it through this competition, winning it. It’s part of our history, that’s 14 now. We all contributed, we all did it. I’m so happy.

On Aubameyang…

He knows what I think about him, I want to build the squad around him. I think he wants to stay. It’s about getting the deal done. I think moments like that will help him to realise and to believe that we are on the right path. He’s a big part of it, he’s loved by everybody at the club. Hopefully, he can continue with us. I think he will.

On the Community Shield being in 28 days time…

Give me a break! We’ve played every two and a half days, you can see the injuries that are happening during the games. The players were completely knackered. They made a massive effort to be fit through the coronavirus [lockdown] and when you work so hard you get your reward. I’m so happy for them.