
When Chelsea pitched up at the City Ground on the final day of last season, they knew the occasion would serve effectively as a one-legged Champions League play-off game.
Whoever prevailed between Nuno Espirito Santo’s high-flying Nottingham Forest and Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea would claim a place in Europe’s premier competition for this season. Courtesy of Levi Colwill’s winner, it was the Blues who edged it to claim the all-important three points.