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Chelsea are warned that winning the Champions League again this season is 'almost impossible' by their former defender Frank Leboeuf... with last year's success in Porto hailed as 'kind of a miracle'

Chelsea have been warned by their former defender Frank Leboeuf that winning the Champions League again this season is 'almost impossible'.

Thomas Tuchel and his players lifted the prestigious trophy earlier this year after they beat Manchester City 1-0 in Porto, thanks to Kai Havertz's strike.

So far, they are flying in the Premier League and look on course to qualify through the group stage in Europe this time around, but Leboeuf is remaining grounded.

Chelsea have been told by Frank Leboeuf that retaining the Champions League is 'unrealistic'

'A failure for a big club like Chelsea, Liverpool or both from Manchester is to win nothing,' he told Ladbrokes.