Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has revealed he has suffered sleepless nights plotting the downfall of Barcelona and Lionel Messi.

Chelsea's Antonio Conte was encouraged with the way his team rediscovered their swagger ahead of the visit of Barcelona during their 4-0 defeat of Hull.

Antonio Conte thanked Chelsea's supporters for their backing after his team returned to form during Monday's 3-0 defeat of West Brom.

Antonio Conte has called for public backing from Chelsea in order to quash constant speculation about his future as manager.

Antonio Conte insists he has no desire to break his Chelsea contract amid speculation linking with a return to managing Italy.

Olivier Giroud’s presence on the sidelines provided confirmation Antonio Conte had got the new striker he wanted during the January transfer window.

Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte's war of words has continued this week after the Chelsea head coach resisted the suggestion of outside help to resolve the dispute with the Manchester United boss.

Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte’s war of words has continued this week after the Manchester United and Chelsea managers traded barbs in the press.

Ross Barkley has signed for Chelsea from Everton, the Premier League champions have announced.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte hit back at Jose Mourinho today by suggesting the Manchester United boss has senile dementia.

Antonio Conte hopes Andreas Christensen can have as successful a career with Chelsea as John Terry.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte is frustrated by those questioning his honesty over the fitness of David Luiz.

Unhappy Antonio Conte admits Chelsea are battling to secure their Champions League future and warned of a "bad surprise" if his side do not raise their game.

N’Golo Kante would be the coaches’ choice as the world’s best player, says Chelsea boss Antonio Conte— but the Italian admits Eden Hazard is the Chelsea ace most likely to win the Ballon d’Or.

Cesc Fabregas feared the end of his Chelsea career before he proved Antonio Conte wrong.

Antonio Conte insists he is “not afraid to face the difficulties” at Chelsea.

Antonio Conte could never be accused of overhyping Chelsea’s chances of retaining their Premier League title, but the manager’s reaction to Saturday’s defeat at Crystal Palace only underlined the scale of the task confronting the defending champions.

It doesn’t happen often but Antonio Conte needs to have a good look at himself following the game against Arsenal.

Head coach Antonio Conte is poised to rotate his players when Chelsea make their Champions League return tonight.

I didn’t like the fact that we were such favourites – it made me nervous. With good reason it turned out. Conte’s cup record is also rather poor which worried me.

After the fairytale of Leicester City’s unexpected success last year, this season marked a brutal back to business return for the Billionaire Boys from The Bridge, writes Nick Callow.

Redknapp feels there isn’t much difference between Conte and Sean Dyche or David Moyes.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte admits the trust he has placed in his players is paying off as they edge their way to the Premier League title.

The stress of this title run-in is making me ill. Literally. My stomach has been churning since that loss to Crystal Palace and I feel physically sick in the hours leading up to every kick-off.

Everton v Chelsea: Antonio Conte has admitted he cannot guarantee Eden Hazard will be a Chelsea player next season, amid persistent interest from Real Madrid.

Antonio Conte accepted the blame for Chelsea’s potentially damaging defeat at Manchester United yesterday, a loss which saw the Italian apparently out-coached by his counterpart Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United v Chelsea tomorrow provides a managerial battle that should whet the appetite of any football fan of any persuasion, but for Chelsea supporters the sight of Jose Mourinho going head to head with Antonio Conte is the perfect game of Top Trumps.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte insists he has “zero problem” with Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea 3 Bournemouth 1: Antonio Conte believes his team were title underdogs at the start of the season, damaged by a divisive and explosive year under Jose Mourinho in which they finished 10th and their manager was sacked, but it is pretty clear now that Chelsea will face the Special One at Old Trafford next weekend as champions-elect.

Antonio Conte concedes Eden Hazard’s wish is all-important as Real Madrid pursue the playmaker, with the head coach urging the Belgian to fulfil his ambitions with Chelsea.

"We spoke about our experience and it was very interesting to speak to him"

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Antonio Conte believes the €300m offer made to Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo by an unnamed Chinese Super League club is wrong.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte hopes to enjoy his first experience of festive football — after avoiding going shopping for Christmas presents.

The Premier League’s top six take stock this week ahead of the hectic festive football programme. How many of the clubs genuinely retain hopes of being top of the tree next May? The answer may dictate how busy they are in the January window.

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So where does this leave Chelsea? Top of the table, certainly, having shown the invaluable ability to win despite being outplayed for large swathes of a game.