Would like to think it's the latter? They're sitting 3rd in Ligue 1 and face Montpellier & Monaco over the next week - both of them are chasing Lille for the last CL spot.
Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth
PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS
2019/20 Premier League Match 17
14th December, Saturday 2019
Stamford Bridge
15:00 Kick Off (UK time)
Most play each other next weekend, so we have to beat a dreadful Bournemouth side that have lost 5 on the bounce.
Bournemouth's entire back 4 are out injured and so are Josh King and Callum Wilson. My god, if we don't beat them this weekend, heads need to roll!
GROUP WINNERS
PSG
Bayern Munich
Man City
Juventus
Liverpool/Napoli/RB Salzburg
Barcelona
RB Leipzig*/Zenit/Lyon
GROUP RUNNERS-UP
Real Madrid
Spurs
Shakhtar/Dinamo Zagreb/Atalanta
Atletico/Leverkusen
Liverpool/Napoli/RB Salzburg
Inter/Dortmund
RB Leipzig*/Zenit/Lyon
* RB Leipzig already through but final position still TBD.
Let's make sure we qualify first before we worry about who we might face in the R16...
Dropping into the Europa League (again!) would be (kinda) embarrassing for us but it offers us another route into the Champions League next season, although there are gonna be some tough teams in the draw.
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/12/09/fa-cup-date?cardIndex=0-9
FA Cup R3 against Nottingham Forest confirmed to be on Sunday, January 5. Kick off at 2:01pm UK time.
Yes, Lampard said the hip strain has been bothering him for a bit.
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/12/09/lampard-confirms-rudiger-ready-to-return-for--knockout--meeting-