Chelsea's head coach Antonio Conte believes that because of the intense calendar, the teams from the Premier League experience great difficulties in the most prestigious European club tournament than representatives of other countries.

A little more than a day left before the debut of the Italian specialist in the Champions League as coach of Chelsea.

According to Comte, the busy schedule has a serious impact on the performance in this tournament teams from the Premier League.

"English teams are harder to succeed in the Champions League. I used to rest before the matches in European competition, and now it's very difficult to find the time for rest ".

"In England there is simply no time to rest - championship, cups, Champions League. In total, this is 60-65 matches per season at the highest level. This is very difficult, "- quotes the words of the Italian correspondent Chelsea Nizar Kinsella.

Chelsea will hold its debut match in the group stage of the Champions League 2017-2018 September 12 at home against Karabakh.

Earlier, Conte commented on the remarkable game of Ngolo Kante in a match with Leicester.