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'London's always blue' - Chelsea captain Millie Bright aims cheeky dig at Arsenal after friendly victory over WSL rivals on US tour

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Reigning Women's Super League champions <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/beth-mead-lotte-wubben-moy-arsenal-champions-league-qualifiers-winners-losers-chelsea/bltdbbd71f75a9cadb5" target="_blank">Chelsea edged out rivals Arsenal 1-0</a> on Sunday at Washington courtesy of a 54th-minute strike from Sandy Baltimore. This was the second friendly match the Blues played in their ongoing US tour after a 3-1 win over Gotham FC last week.

WHAT HAPPENED?

After the match, new manager Sonia Bompastor gave a motivating speech during the team huddle, praising the squad for a fantastic performance. After the French manager's short pep talk, skipper Bright added one line and took a dig at the Gunners in the process.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Addressing the team, Bompastor said, "Congrats on the result, it's always good to win, this is why we're on the pitch. I told you before it was important to win against this rival to mark our space. I really liked the way you worked very hard as a team."Bright then added, "London's always blue and now DC is, so well done."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">First derby dub for Sonia Bompastor. 👊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BluesInTheUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BluesInTheUSA</a> <a href="https://t.co/7b0YZ1cu09">pic.twitter.com/7b0YZ1cu09</a>— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/1827869638044049879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

The seven-time WSL winners will play their final pre-season friendly against Feyenoord on September 7 before kicking off the 2024-25 season against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

'London's always blue' - Chelsea captain Millie Bright aims cheeky dig at Arsenal after friendly victory over WSL rivals on US tour | Goal.com India

Chelsea skipper Millie Bright took a dig at rivals Arsenal after a win over them in a pre-season friendly in the US.

&apos;London&apos;s always blue&apos; - Chelsea captain Millie Bright aims cheeky dig at Arsenal after friendly victory over WSL rivals on US tour