As music blared out of the home team’s dressing room at Kingsmeadow after Chelsea had just come from behind to defeat Liverpool 2-1 and book their eighth FA Cup final appearance in 13 years, Sonia Bompastor entered the media room and politely closed the door behind her.
The Chelsea manager was shutting out the noise, but can she really escape it? The word ‘quadruple’ is not going anywhere anytime soon.
Last month, Chelsea lifted the League Cup after a 2-1 win over Manchester City, which landed Bompastor her first trophy in England since taking over from Emma Hayes last summer. Chelsea then lost their only game of the season so far, against City when facing them in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Bompastor’s team reacted by putting on a show at Stamford Bridge to win 3-0 and set up a semi-final showdown with Barcelona next Sunday.
Bompastor has a quadruple within touching distance. Now, it is all about navigating the handful of games that stand between her team and a historic achievement.
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