{"id":8899,"date":"2026-05-15T19:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8899"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:45:19","slug":"garnacho-hopes-to-continue-positive-memories-of-special-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8899","title":{"rendered":"Garnacho hopes to continue positive memories of &#8220;special&#8221; stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Alejandro Garnacho is racing to be fit for tomorrow\u2019s game \u2013 and he can\u2019t wait to play in another Wembley game.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Garnacho faces a race against time to be fit for this weekend\u2019s FA Cup final at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>The winger has been out for a couple of matches, but according to his manager\u2019s pre-match press conference yesterday, the winger could be back on the pitch tomorrow when Chelsea take on Manchester City.<\/p>\n<h2>Garnacho on playing at \u201cspecial\u201d Wembley<\/h2>\n<p>Garnacho would certainly love that. In a chat with the official Chelsea website he explained how important playing at Wembley is to him:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this stadium and it\u2019s always a good feeling to go to Wembley. From the start of my career, I played there every season. I think that is important,\u201d the winger said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying another FA Cup final and this time winning with Chelsea, a different club, would be special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re very short of wingers and it would be great to have Garnacho back available for the team \u2013 although his from before his injury was pretty dire. 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