Alonso: Carabao Cup 'LEAST important' for Chelsea
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7-second readChelsea manager Xabi Alonso has described the Carabao Cup as the club's "least important" priority of the season after his side suffered a narrow defeat at Anfield.
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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has described the Carabao Cup as the club's "least important" priority of the season after his side suffered a narrow defeat at Anfield.
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- Chelsea, Liverpool
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Football Today · reported · 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso after Liverpool eliminated them from the League Cup: ‘This is the least important competition for us’ ↗
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso insisted that the League Cup is the least important competition for his side after their fourth-round elimination against Liverpool on Wednesday evening.The Blues suffered a 6-5...
Football Today · reported · 2026-10-29 07:15 UTC
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso after Liverpool eliminated them from the League Cup: ‘This is the least important competition for us’ ↗
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso insisted that the League Cup is the least important competition for his side after their fourth-round elimination against Liverpool on Wednesday evening. The Blues suffered a 6-5 penalty shoot-out defeat at Anfie
GOAL · reported · 2026-10-29 06:44 UTC
Alonso: Carabao Cup 'LEAST important' for Chelsea ↗
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has described the Carabao Cup as the club's "least important" priority of the season after his side suffered a narrow defeat at Anfield. The Blues were eliminated by Liverpool on penalties following a tense 1-1 d
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