A defiant performance against Manchester City could deliver silverware in a year in which the club has already sacked two head coachesChelsea fared well as underdogs in their most recent outing in a final. They surprised Paris Saint-Germain in last summer’s Club World Cup, racing into an unassailable 3-0 lead by half-time and disrupting the European champions thanks to a clever tactical approach from Enzo Maresca.Perhaps there will be more of the same at Wembley. Chelsea have form when it comes to upsetting the odds in a big game, although the one problem with bringing up the PSG win before Saturday afternoon’s FA Cup final against Manchester City is that the challenge of coming up with a plan smart enough to beat Pep Guardiola is no longer Maresca’s responsibility. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/15/underdogs-chelsea-have-shot-at-glory-at-end-of-season-of-disruption