I think they're one of the most "traditionally" structured top teams in terms of tactics nowadays. A fairly straightforward 4-3-3, but as you say, all the players seem proficient at receiving the ball and finding a good next pass quickly.
Champions League Quarter Finals | Chelsea vs Real (Tue) | Bayern vs City (Wed)
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Chelsea :
Buys Steling and Mudryk
-> Plays Kante as a right winger.
Buys Steling and Mudryk
-> Plays Kante as a right winger.
Reece James is so so good.
Imagine how pissed Pep would be to concede a goal like that?!
Fecking foul him ffs!!!
Fecking foul him ffs!!!
fantastic by Leao but N'Dombele who lost the ball ran back with no urgency. Hasn't changed off the ball at all.
fantastic run by Leao but just as poor defending by Napoli
Leao 
We need to sign Leao.
Only 1 year left on his contract.
Only 1 year left on his contract.
Hell of a run.
How did he miss that?
Classic Ndombele.
Leao is absolutely lethal with space to run into.
Hahjahaha wow
AC Milan’s 4-0 win over Napoli in the league has definitely fecked them up psychologically.
Leao has been so much better than Kvara in these Napoli-Milan games.
Horrible defending by Napoli. Take him down ffs.
That said I fancy Milan more than Napoli against bigger teams. They can counter. Napoli's strat seems to be give the ball to Kvara surrounded by 3 players and have him create something.
That said I fancy Milan more than Napoli against bigger teams. They can counter. Napoli's strat seems to be give the ball to Kvara surrounded by 3 players and have him create something.
That was the chance.
Madrid look vulnerable, even though they controlled most of the first half.
Madrid look vulnerable, even though they controlled most of the first half.
Ffffff i hate when we decide we can just sleepwalk through a game. And chelsea are really bad and couldn't score if we walked the ball for them on the line then lined up to cheer them on (case in point cucurella), but it's just stupid and needlessly risky
The Leao run was wonderful but there were 3 or 4 different players who could have fouled him but just watched him waltz by instead.
Pathetic from Napoli.
I don't get a free run like that in my Veterans league let alone a championship league qf
I don't get a free run like that in my Veterans league let alone a championship league qf
Chelsea needed to score that
This would be 3-0 if lampard started strongly
When in doubt, aim for the keeper's face 
Oh dear. Can't afford to waste that
what a miss by Cuckoo
Napoli don't know how to create a clear chance here
Can we just put Cucurella on gardening leave? Controls the ball 4 yards out in front of an open goal. feck me.
shouldve taken it one time. Was way too slow to shoot on courtois the net was empty.
Milan have a losing record against "bigger teams" this season
Nah man, it was genius. We saw that lineup and decided we didn't need to show up
Are Chelsea trying to win the game with that line up?
Madrid let Chelsea play, chances were there.
Milan derby semi final like the good old days except they’re both fecking shite. Seriously what the hell has gone on for one of them to reach the CL final. Barely scrapping top 4 in Serie A.
So, Milan were the dark horse all along? Extremely disappointing by Napoli. Still time to turn it around.
Chelsea and Real evenly matched.
Chelsea and Real evenly matched.
I fear for kids who listen to pundits and what their understanding of what a "hand" is. I've heard several pundits recently refer to the upper arm as "the hand" rather than arm. Napoli's goal was disallowed as the ball hit the striker's bicep.
unbelievable save from courtois
Sums season up. Big money signing not delivering...
Now Napoli decide to foul Milan on the counter. Do that earlier and they'd still be in this tie.
Lampard said this in the pre-match conference: "We have to stay in the game... not being crazy. "And then we have impact players coming off the bench that can add different things."
I should bet more