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The 2021–22 season was Chelsea Football Club's 116th year in existence and 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league , Chelsea participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup , EFL Cup , UEFA Champions League , UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup . [ 1 ]
The 2021–22 season was Chelsea Women's 30th competitive season and 12th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as two-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, and successfully managed to retain the title for the third time in a row, in addition to achieving a second consecutive double ...
Chelsea FC 2021/22 UEFA Champions League campaign started on 14 September 2021. In the prior campaign in 2020/21, Chelsea won the competition, for only the second time in their history. They defeated Manchester City F.C on 29 May 2021, thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz. The 2021/22 campaign was Chelsea's 17th time in the competition.
In December 2021, multiple matches were postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreaks in multiple clubs, with many clubs calling for the league to shut down until 2022. [15] Following a meeting on 20 December involving all 20 Premier League clubs, a decision was made to fulfil the fixtures over the Christmas period "where it is safe to do so".
It was also the first time in Chelsea's history that they were under four different managers in a single season. As Chelsea finished in 12th place, this was the first season since 1995–96 that the team failed to finish in the top half of the league table and the club's lowest league finish since ending the 1993–94 season in 14th place.
The tie was contested between 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and Manchester City, who qualified as reigning 2019 FA Cup winners due to the unfinished nature of the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. The match was part of a Wembley double-header on the same day as the men's equivalent .
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On 31 August 2021, Saúl joined Premier League club Chelsea on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, with an option to make the transfer permanent upon the completion of the loan. [32] He made his Premier League debut on 11 September, in a 3–0 win against Aston Villa , but received criticism from fans for his performance. [ 33 ]