Chelsea start their Champions League marketing campaign on Wednesday, and captain Reece James believes they’ll afford to dream large.
The Blues go to Bayern Munich of their first sport of the league part, with Chelsea set to play within the Champions League for the primary time for the reason that 2022-23 season.
Chelsea have made an unbeaten begin to the brand new Premier League marketing campaign, taking eight factors from the primary 4 video games.
And, regardless of conceding a 93rd-minute equaliser against Brentford on Saturday, James is optimistic over Chelsea’s hopes of including the European crown to their Membership World Cup title.
“The Champions League is the place the membership belongs,” James informed Chelsea’s official web site.
“We’re completely satisfied to be again enjoying towards the most effective groups and competing in the most effective competitions, as a result of we haven’t been on this one for the final two seasons.
“Captaining Chelsea was at all times one thing I dreamt of, particularly within the Champions League. Having been right here some time now, and seeing the change and the way we’ve needed to adapt, we’re in a very good place.
“We completed final season tremendous robust and I hope this season we are able to construct on that. I don’t take a look at what different folks say; we are able to obtain something so long as we perceive and imagine.
“We all know we are able to go far with the group now we have. That’s all that issues.”
On the check posed by Bayern, James added: “They’re at all times tremendous robust. They’re a European big, and so they have gained the competitors earlier than and know what it takes. So, it is going to be a brilliant robust sport.”
