After a brilliant and unbeaten league-phase campaign, in which Chelsea Under-19s made it five wins from six in the UEFA Youth League, we will now face PSV Eindhoven in the round of 32 of the prestigious European competition.
The Blues completed the league phase of our UEFA Youth League campaign in impressive style, remaining unbeaten across all six matches to finish top of the table with 16 points.
Chelsea began by edging a thrilling 3-2 contest away at Bayern Munich to lay the foundations for a commanding league phase. The momentum continued at Cobham, where a 5-2 win over Benfica - highlighted by a Shumaira Mheuka hat-trick - was swiftly followed by an exciting 6-3 success against Ajax.
The momentum continued with an emphatic 5-0 win away to Qarabag, before a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Barcelona. The Blues rounded off by sealing top spot with a composed 3-1 win over Italian side Atalanta.
With the UEFA Youth League draw conducted this afternoon, the Blues now know our next challenge. Chelsea will host Dutch side PSV Eindhoven at Cobham in the round of 32, as we begin the knockout stages of the competition with a 5pm kick-off on Tuesday 3 February.