Chelsea welcomed an surprising customer to Stamford Bridge forward of Tuesday’s crunch Champions League conflict in opposition to Barcelona, as a fox was noticed trotting via the stands.
On an evening when Enzo Maresca opted to not deploy a conventional fox within the field up entrance, with winger Pedro Neto handed the duty of main the road, it was a fox within the stands that in the end stole the highlight.
Prime Video’s cameras noticed the furry intruder scurrying via the Stamford Bridge stands earlier than leaping up on to the empty seats.
Stadium safety reportedly saved a watchful eye on the fox to ensure it didn’t disrupt pre-match preparations, with the fox first sighted roughly 90 minutes earlier than kick-off.
The fox quietly disappeared earlier than the droves of followers started to enter the 40,000-seater stadium, resulting in no disruption to the eagerly-anticipated match.
Chelsea’s European clashes with Barcelona have usually created chaos and drama through the years, with the 2 profitable golf equipment establishing one thing of a aggressive rivalry.
A fox was noticed within the Stamford Bridge stands forward of Chelsea’s conflict with Barcelona
Enzo Maresca (proper), who named Pedro Neto (left) up entrance for the match in opposition to Barcelona, doesn’t have too many ‘fox within the field’ strikers inside his Chelsea ranks today
The Catalans triumphed 3-0 over Chelsea on the Nou Camp in 2017-18, booting the Blues out of the event on the last-16 stage thanks to 2 targets from Lionel Messi and one from Ousmane Dembele.
The final time the 2 European giants clashed at Stamford Bridge in 2018, Chelsea drew 1-1 with the Spanish champions after Willian’s second-half purpose was cancelled out by one other tremendous Messi end.
Chelsea followers will fondly keep in mind their two-legged semi-final conflict with the Catalan giants in 2012 en path to profitable the Champions League, which noticed the west London membership win 1-0 within the first leg due to Didier Drogba’s winner at Stamford Bridge.
Throughout a chaotic second leg on the Nou Camp, Chelsea discovered themselves two targets behind and right down to 10 males after John Terry’s crimson card, however managed to rally again to attract 2-2 on the evening to seal their place within the Champions League ultimate.
