The group stage of the European Championships is now over. Out of the Twenty-four countries that started the tournament, they have now been cut down to 16. Now things will get more serious with the knockout stages beginning on Saturday.

Out of the 17 Chelsea players who were selected to represent their countries at the tournament, 16 still remain. The only man who is left out is the Scottish midfielder Billy Gilmour, who is currently self-isolating having tested positive for Covid-19.

The European Championships have highlighted the depth of quality Chelsea possesses.

That so many Chelsea players have progressed through the group stage is a fine achievement, although one not likely to have left Blues head coach Thomas Tuchel overly enamored ahead of the 2021/22 season.

That’s because the deeper a Chelsea player goes in the tournament, the later they will return to pre-season training, which will begin early next month.

Tuchel is unlikely to have his entire first-team squad in sit until the beginning of August. That is hardly ideal preparation for a campaign in which Chelsea will be competing in six different competitions.

Yet the German can at least make informed decisions based on how his players have fared at Euro 2020. Many have stepped up, proved themselves on the biggest stage. Others have yet to shine or even been handed an opportunity to do so.

Here we look at what Chelsea and Tuchel will have learned from the group stage of this summer’s tournament. And what to keep track of as the competition progresses.

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