'I have no doubts' - James says Chelsea can win in Europe

Chelsea captain Reece James believes the club are ready to embark on their first Champions League campaign in three seasons.

The Blues last played in Europe's elite competition during the 2022-23 season.

After winning the Conference League and Club World Cup last term, James said: "I have no doubts in the club and the team's ability to go on to compete against the best teams in Europe and the world.

"We will take that week by week, game by game, and see where we've gone at the end of the season."

After defender Ben Chilwell joined Strasbourg on deadline day, James became the last remaining member of the team that won the Champions League in 2021.

He added: "Over the years, people have slowly started to go and to leave the club. It's obviously difficult. The club's done lots of change. I wouldn't necessarily say it's a bad thing.

"If you look at last season, we qualified for this competition and we went on to achieve two trophies. We started with all the change. We started pretty slow. But last season, we've come on."