FC Series News: Manchester City plays Chelsea Tonight at Ohio Stadium; Manager Pep Guardiola meets with Media to discuss matchup and team news and progress

By Mariana Smithfield

Pep Guardiola Manchester City Manager speaks to media in Columbus, Ohio ahead of FC series matchup with Chelsea (photo by Stuart Mason)

 

Pep Guardiola Manchester City Manager On his former assistant Enzo Maresca of Chelsea FC, Juan Alvarez, Training in the USA 8 2 2024 FC Series.mp3

 

Pep Guardiola Man City Manager, directs team against Barcelona in FC Series match in Florida, 7 30 2024 (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck, USA Today Sports)

Tonight at Ohio Stadium, Chelsea FC and Manchester City, 5:30 pm.

 

Chelsea and Manchester City are the only clubs to win multiple Premier League titles in the last decade. The meeting in Columbus will be the 178th all-time between the two English clubs. Chelsea leads the series 71-64-42. The teams most recently played to a 1-1 draw on February 17 at Etihad Stadium.

 

Chelsea, the two-time Champions League and six-time English Premier League champions, will enter the preseason under manager Enzo Maresca. The Blues are the first club to win all four major UEFA club competitions twice (Champions League, Super Cup, Europa League and Cup Winners’ Cup). This past season, Manchester City claimed its fourth consecutive EPL title and sixth in the past seven campaigns to bring their total to 10 league championships, complemented by seven FA Cup wins.

 

COURTESY FC SERIES, COLUMBUS CREW AND MANCHESTER CITY COMMUNICATIONS