Following last night's draw against FC Salzburg, Chelsea sit last in Champions League Group E. The Blues have recorded one point from their opening two matches against the group's lower-ranked teams and next face AC Milan in back-to-back European fixtures where Graham Potter will attempt to salvage progression to the tournament's final 16.
There's no getting away from the difficult position the Blues are in if they hope to progress and Potter admitted as much. He said: "We can't lie, it's not the position we want to be in, but we have to respond. It's as simple as that. It's going to be a tough group, I think, but there is enough quality in the team and squad that we can respond, and we have to look forward to those two games [against Milan]."
As per Opta, it is only the second time that Chelsea failed to win either of their opening two matches in a Champions League campaign, with it last occurring in the 1999/2000 season. On that occasion, the Blues were making their debut in the group stage of the competition having come through the qualifying rounds and were in a group with Hertha Berlin, Galatasaray and coincidently AC Milan.
