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One of the most interesting clashes of the third round of the Champions League will be at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea host AC Milan. Surprisingly, after two games played, the Blues from London occupy the last place in Group E. "The Rossoneri are the leaders in the standings, but the difference between the two teams is only three points, which means that the battle for the top two places will probably continue until the last round .

In the first round, Chelsea lost their visit to Dinamo Zagreb 1:0. The team was then led by Thomas Tuchel, who was then fired. Graham Potter took charge of the Blues, but he too failed to win in his first Champions League game. The English club won by just a point in their home match against Salzburg after a 1:1 draw. After that hick, Chelsea recorded a win, but it was in the Premier League. Last weekend, the players in blue beat their city rivals Crystal Palace 2:1. Unlike Chelsea, Milan played two games in Serie A after their last Champions League match. In the first, the Rossoneri lost 1-2 at home to Napoli, and on Sunday they won 3-1 away at Empoli. AC Milan are currently three points behind first place, which belongs to Napoli. Otherwise, the "Black and Red" started the group stage with a draw. It was in Austria against Salzburg. In the last round, the Rossoneri did not encounter any difficulties and recorded a 3:1 home success over Dinamo Zagreb, which took them one point ahead of the Croatian champions in the standings.

In this edition of the Champions League, Milan played in this competition for the first time in nine years. The Rossoneri and Chelsea do not have a single match in the tournament this century. However, at the end of last year, in 1999, they again fell into one group. They then went unbeaten in both of their encounters, with the one at Stamford Bridge ending in a goalless draw and the one in Italy a 1-1 draw. Now again I expect the two teams to have a hard time playing each other, but if Chelsea misses the victory, they may lose their chances for the finals. So I expect Graham Potter's alumni to add three points to their tally which will see them level with their rivals.