The Blues collapsed at the death to allow Juventus steal the No.1 spot in the final round of group matches.

Chelsea may end up with a tall mountain to climb after their calamitous end in the group stage of this season's UEFA Champions League saw them miss out on emerging as the winners of Group H. The Blues were held to a disappointing 3-3 draw in Russia, and have, as a result, become one of the unseeded sides of the Round of 16 draw where they could face Real Madrid, Bayern, Ajax or the winners of Group G

It was practically a tale of two halves as the host managed to take a commanding position despite conceeding the opening goal. Claudinho scored in the 38th minute to cancel out Timo Werner's goal in the second minute. Three minutes later, Sardar Azmoun found the back of the net to give his side the edge as the London club conceded more than a goal for the second game running.

The second half of the encounter brought good tidings as the visitors eyed a remontada. Romelu Lukaku utilized a pass from Timo Werner to retore parity in the 62nd minute before Timo Werner took his goal contribution in the night's encounter to three by scoring the goal that should have won the game for Chelsea in the 85th minute. However, the party was effectively ruined with Magomed Ozdoev scoring inside the fourth minute of additional time to deny Thomas Tuchel's side a win.

Prior to that, word had gone around that Juventus had won their home encounter with Malmo by a goal to nil and, as a result, the game's outcome saw Chelsea losing their status as the winners of the group. In essence, the draw for the first round of games in the knockout round will have the London club featuring among the unseeded sides. With the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Lille all winning their respective groups, the defending champions could potentially land either one of the four clubs in the draw on Monday December 13, 2021.