{"id":8588,"date":"2015-09-14T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T11:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.colossusbets.com\/?p=8588"},"modified":"2019-04-15T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T15:34:01","slug":"champions-league-returns-will-english-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/champions-league-returns-will-english-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RETURNS: HOW WILL THE ENGLISH FARE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RETURNS: HOW WILL THE ENGLISH FARE?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, English clubs have failed to compete in Europe\u2019s elite club competition. Since Chelsea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/guide-next-1000000-1x2-pick15-7\/\">victory<\/a> in the 2011-12 campaign, only two English sides have progressed beyond the last-16 knockout round.<\/p>\n<p>Bizarrely, this comes just a few years after one of England\u2019s most dominant eras in European <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/seven-days-seven-points-21sept\/\">football<\/a>. Between the 2004-05 campaign and Chelsea\u2019s success in 2012, at the least one English club featured in seven of the eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/champions-league-quarter-finals-review\/\">Champions League<\/a> finals \u2013 an impressive achievement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/assessing-premier-league-top-bosses-far-season\/\">This season<\/a>, English sides may well compete with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich for Europe\u2019s top prize. While the new group system has handed a number of difficult draws to England\u2019s finest clubs, their tournament rivals have the same problem. We take a look at their chances of success in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are the defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/which-premier-league-players-would-be-missed-the-most\/\">Premier League<\/a> champions and will be one of the key teams throughout the competition. Although they have had a disappointing start to the domestic campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/jose-mourinhos-best-xi\/\">Jose Mourinho<\/a> knows the importance of a great Champions League run and will be keen to reach the latter stages of the tournament at the very least.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the Blues were knocked out at the last-16 stage by Paris Saint-Germain after Mourinho\u2019s \u201cpark the bus\u201d strategy failed to pay off. Facing ten men, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/chelseas-switch-3-4-3-good-news-ngolo-kante\/\">Chelsea<\/a> opted to defend rather than go for the jugular and kill the tie. The Portuguese won\u2019t make that mistake again, especially if his position at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/english-champions-league-success\/\">club hangs on Champions League success<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea should breeze through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/champions-league-group-stage-preview\/\">group stages<\/a> and from there, it\u2019s all about the draw. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/anfield-negativity-left-mourinho-cliff-edge-ahead-definitive-weeks\/\">Mourinho<\/a> is a master tactician and usually gets his system spot on, and the Blues will rely on their manager\u2019s nous if they are to reach the semi-finals or further.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/city-fly-flag-england-europe\/\">City<\/a>, last year\u2019s runners up to Chelsea, have played some scintillating football throughout the early stages of the campaign. Manuel Pellegrini\u2019s men have won all five matches without conceding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/seven-days-seven-points-20oct\/\">goal<\/a> so far this season but may be in trouble if Sergio Aguero picks up a serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, City have failed to perform in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/huddersfield-greatest-team-europe\/\">Europe<\/a>. While that may be deemed harsh due to their recent introduction to the competition, they have experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/player-cashes-out-for18k-on-690k-ticket\/\">players<\/a> in their squad and should be good enough to reach the latter stages of the tournament. They have been unlucky with the draw in recent years but that is no longer an excuse now that they are in Pot 2.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being paired up with Juventus, Borussia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/tackling-2000000-millionaire-5\/\">Monchengladbach<\/a> and Sevilla in the group stages, City should advance as group winners. From there, they should avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/barcelona-pedri\/\">Barcelona<\/a> \u2013 who they have faced in each of the past two seasons \u2013 and may reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the club\u2019s illustrious history. From there, it\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess.<\/p>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/premier-league-tips-same-old-arsenal\/\">football fans tipped Arsenal for Premier League<\/a> success this season but that doesn\u2019t look as though it is going to materialise. Although it is early days, the Gunners still lack a world class presence up front and will struggle to break down the better defences in the top flight.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/rejuvenated-arsenal\/\">Arsene<\/a> Wenger\u2019s side have failed to inspire over the past few years and have failed to progress past the last-16 stage in each of the last five seasons. As with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/premier-league-201920-four-early-predictions\/\">Premier League<\/a> hopes, the same premise stands: Arsenal need a top striker if they are to compete for silverware against the best sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/aubameyang-arsenal\/\">Arsenal<\/a> will struggle to qualify for the last-16 as group winners due to the fact that they have been paired up with Bayern Munich. However, the Gunners will be confident of reaching the last-16 once again and, with a bit of luck, they could feature in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/manchester-united-cristiano-ronaldo\/\">Manchester United<\/a> secured their return to the Champions League in Louis van Gaal\u2019s first season at the club and the Dutchman has been an instant hit with the majority of fans at Old Trafford. They are currently joint-second in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/premier-league-team-report-2017-18-part-two\/\">Premier League<\/a> and will be looking to keep pace with their title rivals throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While the jury remains out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/assessing-van-gaals-inability-drop-rooney\/\">Van Gaal<\/a>, he has plenty of European experience and will plan on taking the competition very seriously this season. Although he won\u2019t compromise United\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/premier-league-preview-everton-to-take-advantage-of-palace-home-struggles\/\">Premier League<\/a> position, the Dutchman will be keen to lead the Red Devils to the latter stages of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/man-utds-midfield\/\">United<\/a> are more than capable of reaching the quarter-finals this season, especially as they should ease through the group stages. Progression isn\u2019t a formality but United will be looking to send out a statement after a year out of Europe\u2019s elite competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RETURNS: HOW WILL THE ENGLISH FARE? &nbsp; In recent years, English clubs have failed to compete in Europe\u2019s elite club competition. 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