Chelsea’s transformation from the defiant, defensive long-ball side of last year to the fluid inter-passing outfit currently on top of the Premier League has already won manager Roberto Di Matteo plenty of headlines; but is there an equally big revolution quietly taking shape at Manchester United?

Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo yesterday dismissed any hint of a dressing-room revolt over Florent Malouda’s banishment from the first-team squad.

Florent Malouda today claimed he had been banished from training with the Chelsea first team for what remained of his Stamford Bridge career.

Darren Fletcher was last night named in Manchester United’s squad for their Champions League group stage campaign.

Florent Malouda has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for the Champions League group stage, casting further doubt over his future.

Chelsea will be without suspended captain John Terry for tomorrow’s UEFA Super Cup clash with Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo preferred not to comment on speculation linking the club with Internacional midfielder Oscar last night.

Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo accepts results will determine his long-term future in charge at Stamford Bridge – and will not let anything deflect his focus from delivering success next season.

France’s ‘1987 Generation’, so-called after the year of their birth, had been tipped to lead Les Bleus to a repeat of the team’s success at Euro 2000.

Spain 2 France 0

Vicente del Bosque has said he is looking forward to facing France in the quarter-finals of the European Championships on Saturday but has warned against complacency on the part of the world champions.

Ukraine 0 France 2

France 1 England 1

England’s Euro 2012 hopes suffered a major blow yesterday after Frank Lampard was ruled out of the tournament with a thigh injury.

Ryan Bertrand has been pitched into the biggest game of his life tonight as the 22-year-old starts for Chelsea in their Champions League final clash with Bayern Munich.

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Chelsea caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo is “very hopeful” Gary Cahill and David Luiz will be fit to start Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

On a day when rumours that Fabio Capello could become the next manager of Chelsea no matter what the result in this weekend’s Champions League final reached a crescendo in Milan, the current Italian incumbent at Stamford Bridge made sure he gave absolutely nothing away about his own future.

Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul will miss out on a place in France’s Euro 2012 squad due to injury, coach Laurent Blanc has revealed.

Defenders David Luiz and Gary Cahill were today set to train ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Roberto Di Matteo has revealed he had Saturday’s Champions League final in mind when he paired Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres in Chelsea’s win over Blackburn.

Chelsea 2 Blackburn 1

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli will include Man City striker Mario Balotelli in his squad to face Ireland at the European Championships.

Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa is the eye-catching name among the initial list of 12 overseas-based players selected for France’s Euro 2012 training squad.

There was no FA Cup to show off on Liverpool’s ‘lap of honour’.

Liverpool 4 Chelsea 1

It looks like Chelsea are going to have to beat Bayern Munich in Germany if Roberto Di Matteo’s men are to play in the Champions League next season, after two stunning goals from Papiss Cisse kept Newcastle on course for a top-four finish last night.

Chelsea 0 Newcastle 2

Interim boss Roberto Di Matteo has gambled on resting both Juan Mata and Frank Lampard as he makes six changes for Chelsea’s Premier League game against Newcastle tonight.

The hope generated in the final seconds at the Camp Nou last Wednesday was not misplaced.

Chelsea 6 QPR 1

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0

Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has confirmed he is likely to make changes for Saturday’s top-four showdown with Arsenal.

Emmanuel Adebayor accused Martin Atkinson of ruining Tottenham’s FA Cup dreams and then claimed the lack of goal-line technology in football is “killing the game” after last night’s controversial semi-final defeat to Chelsea at Wembley.

Written off in March, a season that appeared in tatters when Andre Villas-Boas was sacked six weeks ago has been transformed.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 5

Chelsea 2 Wigan 1

Chelsea 5 Leicester 2

Branislav Ivanovic was Chelsea’s unlikely hero with the extra-time winner that means there is still one English club in the Champions League.

Chelsea 4 Napoli 1 (AET, Chelsea win 5-4 on aggregate)

Stuart Pearce’s first game as England’s interim manager ended in defeat as Holland’s Arjen Robben scored an injury-time winner during a crazy climax to last night’s friendly international at Wembley.

Andre Villas-Boas has admitted for the first time that he could be sacked as Chelsea manager.

Under-pressure Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has revealed he had to explain his team selection to Roman Abramovich’s advisers after the club’s 3-1 defeat to Napoli.

As the flares were lit around a raucous Stadio San Paulo in Naples, it was hard not to think that Andre Villas-Boas’ career as Chelsea manager was also going up in smoke.