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Chelsea
Wed 23rd Jul -
By Chris Burton Last updated: 12th May 2008
Abramovich: Congratulated squad
Avram Grant was delighted to see Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich back at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Russian billionaire was in the stands for the first time since 23rd March as the Blues looked to snatch the Premier League title away from Manchester United.
Despite seeing his expensively assembled troops forced to settle for second place in the table, Abramovich still found time to congratulate the squad on a season which could yet see them make up for domestic heartache with UEFA Champions League glory.
"He knows everything about the team, he watched all the last games, he wanted to come, he came today," said Grant.
"We are always happy to see him.
"He congratulated everybody (in the dressing room) and respects what we did this season."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 26th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 13:00 | Chengdu Blades vs Chelsea |
| Tuesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| TBC | Malaysia All-Stars XI vs Chelsea |
| Friday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| TBC | Lokomotiv Moscow vs Chelsea |
| Sunday 17th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Chelsea vs Portsmouth |
| Sunday 24th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Wigan vs Chelsea |
| Sunday 31st August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Chelsea vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 13th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Man City vs Chelsea |
| Sunday 21st September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 14:00 | Chelsea vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 27th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 4th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 18th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Middlesbrough vs Chelsea |
| Sunday 26th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Chelsea vs Liverpool |
| Wednesday 29th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Chelsea |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 21st May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Sunday 11th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Bolton | |
| Monday 5th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 30th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 3 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 26th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Tuesday 22nd April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Thursday 17th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Monday 14th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Wigan | |
| Tuesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Fenerbahce | |
| Saturday 5th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 2nd April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Fenerbahce 2 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Sunday 30th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunday 23rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 1 Arsenal | |
| Wednesday 19th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 4 - 4 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 15th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 12th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 6 - 1 Derby | |
| Saturday 8th March | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Barnsley 1 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 5th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 3 - 0 Olympiacos | |
| Saturday 1st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 0 - 4 Chelsea | |
| Sunday 24th February | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Everton | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Fulham | 0 | 0 |
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