I'm a LEGO nut and built Home Alone set at Christmas… here's how I'll celebrate Euro glory, says Chelsea's Levi Colwill
LEVI COLWILL will go from dreamland to LEGOLAND if he tops a sensational week with Chelsea by winning the Conference League.
LEGO nut Colwill, 22, scored the only goal in Sunday's win at
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Levi Colwill will celebrate Champions League qualification with a trip to LEGOLAND
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The defender loves lego and built a replica of the Home Alone house
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And the
LEGOLAND
in Windsor.
Colwill said: 'I'll be there. I've not been for years.
'I built the Home Alone set with the movie on in the background and time just flies. It was around
Christmas
time, so I got myself in the spirit.
'It's a big house. It took weeks. The detail they go into is crazy.
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'You don't see it when you just look at it but things open up. There's a basement, there's a lot to it.
'I love it. I've built so many. It just takes your mind away from everything.
'Last season, when I had a toe injury and was trying to play, there was a lot going on on the pitch.
'I wasn't happy with how I was playing, so I needed to take my mind off everything.
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'I saw a girl on TikTok building LEGO, so I wanted to get into it. It relaxed me and made me feel like stepping away from everything.
'That's what I needed at the time. It really helped me.'
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Colwill added: 'I'm a big kid. I've built five or six different things. They take time but I enjoy it.
'Sadly, they all broke when I moved back from here to Southampton. So I built a lot last year, brought them back and they all broke. It's a heartbreaking subject.
'It's really expensive. I've had a few presents. I've maybe bought three myself that were £200 each.
'But my mum will buy me one for Christmas. People know I love it.'
LEGOLAND Windsor is just 20 miles away from Chelsea's
Surrey
training HQ at Cobham. First, Colwill and his team-mates head to Wroclaw in
Poland
today hoping to round off their season with silverware.
Boss Enzo Maresca will rotate his players because
Blues academy graduate Colwill said: 'Every player on the team deserves to be playing in the Champions League,
'They're not just amazing players but they've worked so hard all season as a team for the fans to get to the Champions League.
'No matter what competition it is, if we're in it we want to win it. And we believe we can.'
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