Ahead of the start of the 2025-26 football season, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was asked to make a bold prediction on Chelsea. However, his response is not one that will excite the Blues fans.
Enzo Maresca’s team go into the season full of optimism after qualifying for the Champions League and clinching the UEFA Conference League and the Club World Cup last season.
A lot of fans and pundits are now backing Enzo Maresca’s team to go a step further and challenge for the Premier League title.
The upcoming season will also be the first time since 2023 that Chelsea plays in the Champions League, and it’ll be interesting to see how far they can go in Europe’s premier club competition.
However, Carragher does not believe that Chelsea will make it too far in the Champions League.
The former defender believes that Maresca’s men will not make it to the second round of the competition.
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Carragher’s ‘hot take’ on Chelsea is sure to upset the Blues’ fans
When asked for his hot take on Chelsea, Carragher said on The Overlap, “Hot take on Chelsea from me. I don’t think Chelsea will qualify out of the Champions League group stage.”
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Carragher’s take is certain to annoy the Chelsea fans and players alike. But on the flipside, the players can use it as motivation to prove him wrong.
On paper, Chelsea have the strength and depth in their squad to manage both a Premier League title challenge and a deep run into the latter stages of the Champions League.
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