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Scott Trotter

What the Shed End did ahead of Chelsea vs Real Madrid Champions League clash

Chelsea supporters fashioned a tribute to the club's Champions League success ahead of kick-off against Real Madrid. A collection of gold, blue and silver foil made a backdrop with two stars representing both wins, with a flag showing the Champions League trophy in the middle of it all.

WeAreTheShed arranged for a piece of foil to be placed in every seat of the Shed Upper on Wednesday night, with a flag also being raised. The group and several volunteers spent a number of hours on Tuesday evening making the arrangements following Los Blanco's open training session at Stamford Bridge.

The mosaic is made up of 4,500 seats as the fan group looks to get behind the team after calling on supporters to bring their own signs as part of the #NoToRicketts campaign against Brentford. On Saturday, a smattering of fans participated in the aftermath of a separate protest, also looking to make their feelings clear.

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Their statement ahead of Brentford read: "There is a lot of noise around the Ricketts family and about protesting their potential ownership of Chelsea. We feel just as strongly as many others about the Ricketts family from what we have heard and read thus far. To be clear, we do not want anyone associated with racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, sexism or any other bigoted views towards ethnic minorities, marginalised communities or the LGBTQ+ community to run our Club.

"However, there is a lot of misinformation flying around at the moment. Because of that, we wanted to be careful and measured in how we protest rather than shouting just because we can/have a platform. It is clear members of the Ricketts family have made statements expressing these views, both supporting and financially contributing to candidates and causes actively advocating for them. The message we want to send directly to Tom Ricketts, members of his family, and Ken Griffin is clear: 'DISTANCE YOURSELVES FROM BIGOTS OR DISTANCE YOURSELVES FROM CHELSEA!'"

The display for Real Madrid was much more celebratory in tone, however, with blue and silver foil shimmering via the floodlights in Stamford Bridge.

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