Chelsea News: Thibaut Courtois Talks Blues Reunion, Carlo Ancelotti Suffers Blow

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has spoken about his return to the club with Real Madrid in the Champions League, with ex-Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti set to miss out

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has spoken out about his return to Stamford Bridge in Wednesday night’s Champions League clash.

The former Chelsea stopper will return to familiar territory for the clash having spent four years at the club before moving to Spain in 2018. And despite switching allegiances, the Belgium international says he hopes to avoid the boos on his return to west London.

It comes as former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti seems set to miss the tie after testing positive for Covid. And Thiago Silva has spoken about the “moment of sadness” he endured in the minutes before his Chelsea transfer was confirmed.

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Silva speaks about move

Thiago Silva has recalled the “moment of sadness” when he found out about his transfer to Chelsea.

The Brazil international joined Chelsea in the summer of 2020 after being released by Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expired. And the defender says he found out about Chelsea’s bid for him while on the team bus heading back following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final defeat against Bayern Munich.

And despite having just suffered defeat in such a huge game, Silva says the news sparked “a great moment of joy”.

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Ancelotti set to miss tie

Real Madrid have been in training ahead of their Champions League tie against Chelsea – when Carlo Ancelotti’s son Davide could take charge of Los Blancos.

Ancelotti senior appears likely to miss the tie having tested positive for Covid, meaning his assistant coach – who just so happens to be his son – should be in charge for Madrid. There have also been other encouraging signs for the Blues in Madrid’s training sessions leading up to the clash.

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Courtois hoping to avoid boos

Thibaut Courtois hopes Chelsea fans don’t boo him on his return to Stamford Bridge.

The Belgium international has previously played at his former club since his departure, although the fixture came while fans weren’t allowed inside stadiums in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. It means Wednesday night’s match will be the first time Courtois has played in front of Chelsea supporters since leaving the west London outfit, and the goalkeeper says he hopes for “a happy return to Stamford Bridge”.

But the shot-stopper has also admitted that he’s “not expecting any applause from the fans” as both teams will be focused on winning the match in order to help them book a place in the next round.

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