That’s according to Qarabag manager Gurban Gurbanov, who saw his side swept aside with ease by the Blues last night.
Chelsea romped to a 6-0 win at Stamford Bridge with Pedro, Cesar Azpilicueta, Davide Zappacosta, Michy Batshuayi, Tiemoue Bakayoko and a Maksim Medvedev own-goal doing the damage.
And Gurbanov is expecting the Premier League champions to inflict plenty more misery on the opposition in this year’s competition.
He said: “The game was very difficult for us. Chelsea played very good. Chelsea is a favourite for the tournament.
"We made lots of errors and I accept we must play even better.
“But I am satisfied with the way we played."
Antonio Conte was delighted with his side’s strong start on their return to the competition after missing out last term.
“It was a good start, a perfect start for us,” Conte said.
“To play the first game in the Champions League, to win with a good result, to score many goals and finish the game with a clean sheet - I saw a lot of positive things tonight.
“Now we have to continue, to rest tomorrow, and then start to think about the next game, a tough game against Arsenal.”
