sport news The academy stars leading Chelsea's push for glory after Juventus were stunned ...

sport news The academy stars leading Chelsea's push for glory after Juventus were stunned ...
sport news The academy stars leading Chelsea's push for glory after Juventus were stunned ...

Callum Hudson-Odoi celebrated in the corner of Stamford Bridge with old friend and opening goalscorer Trevoh Chalobah after putting Chelsea 3-0 up against Juventus.  

Not many people realised that the pair have been in exactly the same situation around four-and-a-half years before Tuesday night's triumph.

That moment came during the FA Youth Cup final in April 2017 against Manchester City and an exciting crop of Blues players lined up at Stamford Bridge. 

Mason Mount (left) and Trevoh Chalobah (right) are now key stars in this Chelsea first-team

Callum Hudson-Odoi (left) and Reece James (right) both scored in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Juventus

Mason Mount, Trevoh Chalobah, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James (left to right) all started in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Juventus 

In April 2017, the same quartet helped Chelsea win the 2017 FA Youth Cup at Stamford Bridge

In April 2017, the same quartet helped Chelsea win the 2017 FA Youth Cup at Stamford Bridge

Just like against Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday, Chalobah opened the scoring and Hudson-Odoi netted the third in a crushing 5-1 victory. Reece James and Mason Mount also played that day as the Blues made it six Youth Cup victories in seven years. 

All four of those players were on the pitch on Tuesday night Chelsea thumped Juventus in their biggest statement yet that they are one of the top sides in Europe. 

It's been a remarkable rise for the Blues quartet but they are not the only academy graduates playing significant roles in Thomas Tuchel's squad. 

The 2017 youth cup final saw Chalobah (right) score first and Hudson-Odoi net the third, just like against Juventus on Tuesday night

The 2017 youth cup final saw Chalobah (right) score first and Hudson-Odoi net the third, just like against Juventus on Tuesday night

Ruben Loftus-Cheek sat alongside former youth team-mate Andreas Christensen on the bench and then came on to set up Hudson-Odoi's goal as he continued his fightback towards a Chelsea squad player. 

These various generations of Chelsea youth graduates performing well at first-team level shows how far the Blues academy set-up has come in recent years. 

The west Londoners used to be mocked for limiting academy products' chances with big-money signings, before putting those young players in the infamous 'loan group'. Those days are long gone now.  

James also found the net against Juventus, with the Blues' first three scorers all academy stars

James also found the net against Juventus, with the Blues' first three scorers all academy stars

With James joining Chalobah and Hudson-Odoi on the scoresheet against Juventus, the world of football is now impressed by the quality Chelsea are producing, with Rio Ferdinand lavishing praise on the Blues' youth set-up.  

Ferdinand told BT Sport on Tuesday: 'The first three scorers tonight against Juventus, no mugs, are graduates from the Cobham conveyor belt.

'They've persevered and they have worked it out. They are in a positive mindset with it, their youth system looks so clear for them.  They can see

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