Sat 30th May - Wembley
By James Dall Last updated: 8th September 2007
Uefa senior official William Gaillard has claimed that Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have no qualms over Michel Platini's plans for the Champions League.
Platini's idea is to reward the FA Cup winners with a place in the UEFA Champions League, and he is hoping the chance to win a place in Europe's premier club tournament will reignite the domestic cup competitions.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson is very much opposed to the proposal, as he believes that that such a move would devalue the efforts of clubs fighting for places week after week in the leagues.
But Gaillard explained that after a meeting with some of the world's top coaches, neither Wenger or Mourinho had any objections.
"We had a meeting with top coaches and managers to discuss a number of issues including the changes to the Champions League
format," Gaillard said.
"There were no negative statements or remarks with regard to the proposed changes. It was all very positive.
"Considering Mr Ferguson's comments it was refreshing to see that in particular both Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho gave the
new idea their blessing."

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| Friendly Match | |
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| Friendly Match | |
| TBC | Chelsea vs Club America |
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| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Chelsea |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Hull |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Sunderland vs Chelsea |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Burnley |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Liverpool |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 2 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Sunday 17th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Sunday 10th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 4 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 6th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 3 - 1 Fulham | |
| Tuesday 28th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 0 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 22nd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 0 - 0 Everton | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Arsenal 1 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Tuesday 14th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 4 - 4 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 4 - 3 Bolton | |
| Wednesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 1 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Sunday 15th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 0 Man City | |
| Tuesday 10th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Juventus 2 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 7th March | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Coventry 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Tuesday 3rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 28th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 1 Wigan | |
| Wednesday 25th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus | |
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| 7 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fulham | 0 | 0 |
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