Soccer Football - Champions League - Chelsea vs Qarabag FK - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - September 12, 2017 Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi in action with Qarabag’s Maksim Medvedev who scores an own goal for the sixth goal REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea enjoyed a triumphant return to the Champions League after a year out on Tuesday, thumping the competition's debutants Qarabag 6-0, including a stunning, if miscued, strike from new signing Davide Zappacosta.
The Italian was joined on the scoresheet by another new Chelsea arrival Frenchman Tiemoue Bakayoko on a satisfying night for manager Antonio Conte after a summer of much-publicised frustration in the transfer market.
