Third shirt as worn when Chelsea began the season by empowering incumbent manager Frank Lampard to make big splashes in the transfer market, with the Blues bringing in Werner, Ziyech, Chilwell, Mendy and Havertz to round out their deep and talented squad. However, Lampard struggled to integrate his new acquisitions into a coherent team, resulting in a disastrous run of league results in December and January that would cost the club legend his job. In came Thomas Tuchel, who arrested the Blues' slide and brought them to a 4th placed finish, as well as overseeing a triumphant Champions League run that culminated in convincing wins over Real Madrid in the Semis and Manchester City in the Final, with German prodigy Kai Havertz scoring the deciding goal to give the club their second Champions League trophy