Rennes boss tipped Chelsea to win the UCL tittle
Ligue1 outfits Rennes head-coach, Julien Stephan has backed Chelsea to win the Champions League trophy this season after investing money in the current summer transfer window.
Chelsea faced Ligue outfits at Stamford Bridge last night, with visiting head-coach Stephan tipping the West London club to go all the way in the tournament.
Sevilla head-coach Julen Lopetegui threw his weight behind the Blues Champions League chances ahead of the teams’ goalless Group E draw in west London last month, and now Stephan has followed suit.
Chelsea head-coach, Frank Lampard shrugged off Lopetegui’s praise as a standard pre-match tactic to talk up an opponent and will doubtless view Stephan’s words in much the same way.
“They are in the competition at March and April all the time,” said Stephan.
“They are one of the favourites and can go very far in the competition, I’m convinced of it.
“They have invested millions, including in Thiago Silva.”
Rennes have brought a young squad to London for Wednesday’s clash, with M’Baye Niang Eduardo Camavinga and Daniele Rugani all missing out.
Chelsea are currently seventh in the Premier League table after seven games with 12 points.