LONDON, England — Chelsea Football Club dey under plenty pressure as dem dey fight to secure Champions League spot for next season. Na dis pressure don increase after dem draw 2-2 with Ipswich Town on Sunday, April 14, 2025.
For di match wey happen at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea recover from 2-0 down position to equalize, but di result still no go help their chances for di top five. Di team dey sit at sixth position now, just three points away from Nottingham Forest wey dey fifth place.
Enzo Maresca, di Chelsea coach, don face serious criticism from fans wey dey express dem displeasure for di team’s performance. Chelsea don win only one of dem last four matches, and di recent form don cause some discontent from supporters. Some fans don already protest against di club’s ownership and Maresca’s tactics.
“We fit do better,” Maresca talk after di match. “We dey struggle to score and we miss chances. But we dey still hopeful, every game na final for us,” e add.
Di last match against Ipswich show say Chelsea still dey find di right rhythm. Julio Enciso and Ben Johnson score for Ipswich, while Axel Tuanzebe score ogbonge own goal for Chelsea to help dem recover. But goalkeeper Alex Palmer make plenty saves to deny Chelsea di chance to win.
Jadon Sancho, wey come off di bench, score one of di best goals of di match, but e no fit secure di win. “E no don finish, we get six games to go, if we fit stick together, we fit get something out of di season,” Sancho talk.
Fulham, di next opponent, don already beat Chelsea 2-1 earlier for di season, and dem dey one of di few teams wey don frustrate Chelsea’s attempts to climb up di table. If Chelsea no fit win dis match on Sunday, it go mean dem don fall six points behind di Champions League places.
Fan dem don dey worry about di possibility of Chelsea missing out on top flight football next season, specially as Premier League clubs sabi say dem go get five spots for di Champions League dis season due to England’s UEFA coefficient ranking.
Di challenge no dey easy as Chelsea dey face tough matches ahead, including games against Manchester United and Everton wey dey in good form. Chelsea don fail to beat any top 10 team dis year, so di road go hard for dem.
Maresca face plenty pressure as di season dey conclude, and supporters no go like see am dey fail to qualify for di Champions League. “If we no qualify, e go affect di perception of my first season here,” Maresca admit.
As di tension dey build, all eyes go dey on Chelsea on how dem go respond to di looming threat of missing Champions League football altogether. Fans and pundits dey wait to see if di team go fit change dem fortune as di final stretch of di season dey commence.
