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MUNICH, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 17: Reece James of Chelsea FC in actionr caption here>> during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC at Football Arena Munich on September 17, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s strange to say it, but Chelsea opened the Champions League campaign as ‘technically’ the best team on the planet, thanks to the new expanded Club World Cup format. The obvious reality is that the Blues are far from being England’s top club, let alone Europe’s. And faced with the daunting prospect of beating Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena, it was clear that, while Paris Saint-Germain might have been overcome at the Club World Cup, this Chelsea side still has some way to go. Manager Enzo Maresca admitted as much in the aftermath of the 3-1 defeat, stating that the team lacked “full focus for the full 95 minutes.” “I think the players were already aware of this competition, of the difficulties,” he added. “You cannot commit mistakes in the way we have done, but I just said to the players, it’s a game that we can learn a lot from, and build something special from this defeat.” “Overall, the performance was quite good. We started well for 20 minutes and created two or three chances. When we conceded a goal, we could have avoided the game changed a bit. “We were in the game, we scored a goal. The decision [not to send off Jonathan Tah] was tough because it was more a red card than yellow card. Even without that, we started the second half well and created chances. “Once we conceded the third goal the game, changed again. We conceded a goal that killed the game.…

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