Chelsea’s thrashing at the hands of Atletico Madrid in the European Super Cup has undermined their early season confidence, according to summer signing Eden Hazard.

While away on international duty with Belgium, the Blues’ newest star has acknowledged that some of their good work in the Premier League might have been undone by the defeat to Madrid.

He said: “It’s true that we’ve started well. We won nine out of nine points in the three first matches – it is important to win. But the start to the season was a bit diminished by the defeat in the Super Cup.

“I think that our confidence is at an all-time high and we must play well in the next match to take maximum points.”

OTP isn’t sure how well placed Hazard is to judge Chelsea’s all-time confidence after a couple of months at the club, but we’ll assume they’re feeling pretty confident.