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Chelsea
Chelsea fielded a number of their squad players and was seldom troubled in the group stage. Vidi, BATE Borisov, and PAOK Salonika were the other teams here, and they were fairly comfortable throughout. Even without consistent big guns like Hazard, Willian, Kante, Jorginho, and Azpilicueta, Chelsea needed a major catastrophe to not qualify, but then naturally this never happened.
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Striker and French World Cup winner Olivier Giroud managed to score goals, and it seems that with the competitive top four shake-ups, manager Mauricio Sarri will look to utilise this as an excellent opportunity to gain Champions League football and win a trophy.
Youngsters like Ampadu also shone, though established first teamers like Morata didn't get the opportunity to prove his detractors wrong. All the same, many UK bookmakers cite Chelsea favourites to win the title this year, and they certainly would be a threat to the other sides in the competition.
GRADE - 8/10
