Jerome Boateng has refused to rule out Chelsea seriously challenging for the Champions League this season despite their poor form in the Premier League. Jose Mourinho's side are 16th in the table and just three points clear of the bottom three after losing seven of their opening 12 matches and winning on just three occasions. But Willian's late strike in their last European game moved them to second in Group G and another step closer to the knockout stages of the competition. ...read
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