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#3 Chelsea
Since the beginning of the campaign, Chelsea FC have probably been the biggest favourite to win the cup. In a relatively easy group, consisting of BATE Borisov, PAOK and Vidi, they ended at the top, only dropping two points. It is quite impressive that they mostly rested their stars like Eden Hazard and had players who have not featured for the most part of their league season. After two other rather simple games against Malmö and Dynamo Kyiv, they stand in the quarterfinals.
Chelsea probably have the best squad in the tournament right now. They have stars like N'Golo Kanté and Hazard, who can turn a game around on their own. The London club is probably also the most experienced team in the competition, as most of the squad’s players are used to playing in the Champions League. With Olivier Giroud, Chelsea also have the competition’s top scorer in their squad. Another extra boost for the team is that they can reach the Champions League by winning this tournament. They could well miss out on qualification for Europe's premier tournament with the way their league season is going.
Chelsea’s form is in shambles right now, losing 5 of their last 9 league games, the performances in Europe are the team’s only bright side this season. Another aspect is the results of Sarri’s side against other top six teams in 2019. In the first three months of the year, they only won once against a big opponent.
The players also seem to play against their coach, just as they did with Mourinho and Conte.
