Cesar Azpilicueta

Tuchel struggling to solve the Lukaku conundrum

Belgian has looked a misfit since he signed for Chelsea and the manager seems as perplexed as anyone as to why that should be

Brighton dent Chelsea’s title hopes as frustration continues for Thomas Tuchel

Poor form of European champions continues with another listless performance

Real Madrid favourites to sign Antonio Rüdiger on a free

German defender yet to make progress with Chelsea over renewing his contract

Chelsea pay for slopiness as draw with Zenit lets Juventus take group honours

Ozdoev’s injury-time strike earns draw for Russian side

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Manchester United ‘talk too much about the past’

Milan striker on painful longevity, the Premier League and Azpilicueta retribution

Tuchel tweak pays off as Ziyech accepts Hudson-Odoi’s gift to seal it for Chelsea

Hudson-Odoi move makes difference to break Malmö down

Kylian Mbappé settles frenetic endgame in France’s favour as they take Nations League

Spain had controlled the game until it loosened up in the last half hour

Jesus on target as Manchester City end Chelsea’s unbeaten start

Pep Guardiola’s men deliver the first real statement of the Premier League season

Michael Walker: Tuchel’s courage to be simple marks him out among his peers

The German coach may have found the perfect club for his philosophy at Chelsea

Are Chelsea actually a defensive team, and is it sustainable?

Statistical profile more resembles a team battling relegation than chasing the title

Romelu Lukaku breaks free to get champions Chelsea off to perfect start

Striker had been well marshalled by Zenit before header

Romelu Lukaku off the mark as Chelsea ease past Arsenal

Belgian striker scores on second coming as Blues make light work of sorry Gunners

Chelsea in talks with Sevilla over signing of central defender Koundé

Tuchel’s team also in the hunt for new No 9 and have targeted Erling Haaland, Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane and Robert Lewandowski

Spain need shootout to see off Switzerland

Mikel Oyarzabal gets Spain over the line and into Euro 2020 semi-finals

Worth waiting for: Spain’s rock Sergio Busquets repays Luis Enrique’s faith

Spain captain missed the first two games of tournament after Covid diagnosis

Five goal Spain book their place in Euro 2020 last 16

Spain claimed the biggest win of the tournament so far after Dubravka own goal

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