Chelsea’s draw in the Champions League could not have been tougher, but that’s good news for Graham Potter, who’s got a free hit at a club that thrives with its back against a wall in Europe. willfordy25
It’s a nonsense phrase, of course. If Napoli reach the final they will have beaten Eintracht Frankfurt, AC Milan and the winner of Inter Milan v Benfica in the knockout rounds.will not have ‘beaten the best’. But Chelsea have been up against it in both of their Champions League-winning seasons. This is how they like it.
Thomas Tuchel took charge mid-season ahead of Chelsea’s 2021 triumph, turning a leaky defence into the most stable outfit in Europe, winning as underdogs against Real Madrid in the semi-finals and Manchester City – who were 20-odd points clear of the Blues in the Premier League – in the final. e’ll try and win the f***ing Champions League,” he said, with the smile of a man set to receive a severe ticking off from his mother backstage.
And despite this odd air of expectation because of a history of big results in the Champions League when Chelsea are hurting most, defeat to Real Madrid would hardly be a blot on Potter’s copybook, especially seeing as the European behemoths have just spanked Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool 6-2.
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