Dynamo Kyiv 0-5 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis | Europa League 2018/19

#5 Destination Baku - A one-way ticket back to the Champions League?

Sarri will be well aware of the importance of the Europa League

The battle for a top four finish in the Premier League is heating up with just eight games remaining in the season and Chelsea are languishing at sixth behind rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Despite having a game in hand over the teams above them in the table, the Blues will know they are far from being guaranteed at least a fourth-place finish in the Premier League this term.

And that is why Maurizio Sarri will be well aware of the considerable prize awaiting Chelsea, if they manage to go all the way to the final of the Europa League in Baku and lift the trophy in May.

The Blues can secure a return to the Champions League after their year-long absence, should they triumph in the Europa League at the end of the season.

Sarri literally threw away the opportunity of winning the competition with Napoli last year by solely focusing on usurping Juventus in Serie A and will know he cannot afford to do the same mistake with Chelsea, especially with a lot more on the line and considering the long wait for silverware in his coaching career.