Chelsea broke a Conference League record with their 8-0 win against Armenian side Noah.
Thursday’s 8-0 victory broke the previous Conference League record win – held jointly by three teams – by two goals.
After three games they have scored 16 goals, twice the total of the next best team.
“Chelsea shouldn’t be in this competition but this is where they are,” said former Blues midfielder Joe Cole on TNT Sport. “This tournament doesn’t start for Chelsea until the quarter-finals or semi-finals. They are massive favorites to win it and they should be.”
The Blues, who would become the first team to win the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League should they go all the way, are ranked eighth in Uefa’s club rankings.
Armenian side FC Noah – founded just seven years ago – are 311th in the list.
Transfermarkt puts the value of the entire Noah squad at £6.5m – compared to Chelsea’s £800m-rated squad.
Chelsea are now odds-on favourites to win the entire tournament with the bookmakers, a remarkable state of affairs at this early stage of the competition.
They sit top of the table on nine points, three clear in the automatic qualification places – and already six points above the elimination spots with three games to go.
Joining them in the top eight are German side Heidenheim and Irish side Shamrock Rovers, who are among their three remaining opponents, alongside Astana.
