Episode 56 Chelsea Champions League preview with Chelsea Fancast host ’Stamford Chidge’.

Thank you for your interest in the BvB London fan community podcast as every week the focus of the show will be on exploring a facet of football life with a focus on Borussia Dortmund by talking to experts, fans, and players and coaches.

People, including journalists, who make up the football world including decision makers and who know the football world and the world of BVB well.

The aim of the podcast is to make Bundesliga, BVB and international football more accessible.

On today's podcast our guests are  'Stamford Chidge' who is a board member of the shadow board at Chelsea FC and a season ticket holder, the man who calls Hampshire his home, is also the host of the Chelsea Fancast podcast.

Our second guest is Kevin Burgess a Leicester-based BVB and Liverpool FC fan, football blogger and member of the London fan club.

On the show we preview Borussia Dortmund's Champions League double-header against 6-time English champions Chelsea FC.

Between the 15th February and 7 March Borussia will play a double header against 'The Blues' in their first ever fixtures in 118 years.

So what can BVB expect? Seldom have the 2021 Champions League winners been more unpredictable. Thomas Tuchel is out Graeme Potter is in, results are very mixed, and the squad is one of the most impressive ever assembled in world football lets take a look:

1. How Chidge came to be a CFC fan, introduction to member Kevin and highlights of their fan lives.

2. A brief history of Chelsea FC,

3. The great and the less great who have played for Chelsea including Christian Pullisic, Pierre-Emeric Aubameyang and the ones who got away.

4. From Dortmund via PSG to Stamford Bridge, the Thomas Tuchel era and why both clubs 'should never have let him go'.

6. Following Chelsea in the Roman Abramovic era has been like 'Jimmy Hendrix on Acid'.

7. The January transfer window ultra spending spree and the 22/23 season under Graham Potter.

8. Memories of Gian-luca Vialli RIP.

09. What can be expected from the UCL tie.

10. A quick plug for the Chelsea v Dortmund London charity fan match.

11. Social Media.

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