Champions League: Chelsea join Manchester City in the final

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Timo Werner (Chelsea) after scoring against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg on May 5, 2021 © Alastair Grant / AP Photo

By: Annie Gasnier Follow

51 mins

Radio Foot, with on the menu: a 100% English Champions League final!

"Full English", headlines the Daily Telegraph.

After Liverpool / Tottenham, it will be Manchester City / Chelsea, on May 29, 2021 in Istanbul.

- 8th final between teams from the same country, 3rd between English teams.

The assurance of having a show with a Premier League poster?

They face each other on Saturday May 8, 2021 in the league!

- Chelsea less expected at this stage than Citizens who walk on their championship, and don the costume of favorite?

Publicity

- Werner and Mount, Foden on the Skyblues side, fresh air on the C1?

Guardiola finds a final 10 years later!

Thomas Tuchel climbs there for the 2nd consecutive year with 2 different clubs.

- Review of the ½ finals, PSG capable of beating favorites, but an elimination that raises questions.

Stop on the Merengue side!

No 4th trophy for Zidane and a tactical failure, we have to focus on the Liga goal and a big game in perspective against Sevilla.

- CAF readjusts the qualifying calendar for the 2022 World Cup. The decision is official, the postponement recorded due to the state of certain African stadiums.

- Football as a vector of peace.

We will listen to Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga.

The archbishop of Bangui, passionate about football, is the author of the book “

I came to bring you peace

”.

- Our guest, Claude Leroy.

Player, coach, commentator, and author too!

The globetrotter technician looks back on half a century of footballing peregrinations in the book: “

Claude Leroy, le Sorcier Blond

”.

A long career in the service of football, several countries crossed and many meetings.

Claude Leroy, Nabil Djellit and Jean-Philippe Bouchard surround Annie Gasnier.

Technique / Director: Laurent Salerno, preparation: David Fintzel / Pierre Guérin.

Kick-off 16:10 UT

"The blond sorcerer", by Claude Leroy.

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