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Gary Neville has labelled Chelsea the 'best of the rest' in the Premier League and believes that Thomas Tuchel's side will have had a good season if they are to finish third.

In the midst of a very turbulent and busy time for the club on and off the pitch, Chelsea find themselves at the business end of the Champions League and FA Cup. By the end of the week, we will know whether or not the Blues are still in contention for silverware or none at all. They have an uphill task if they are to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League after their poor first leg outing at Stamford Bridge last week against Real Madrid.

"What chance? Not the biggest chance given the first game's results and given the competition and the opponent and the stadium we play," Tuchel honestly admitted in his pre-match press conference on Monday. "We never manage our input and our effort and our belief by the chances we have for our result. We never did and we will not start tomorrow by giving less because it is very unlikely that we make it.

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"It is unlikely but it is worth trying and trying