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Chelsea transfer news
1) Diego Costa not firing
Despite 18 domestic goals this season, there’s no doubt Chelsea’s £32m summer signing Diego Costa, so immense in Atletico Madrid’s run to the final last season, has been poor in the Champions League. The Spaniard managed precisely zero goals in the competition this season, a strange return from a player in such fine form in front of goal.