Cech fancies CL chances

Cech: Confident

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Petr Cech feels his Chelsea side should make comfortable progress from their group in the UEFA Champions League.

Europe's premier club competition gets underway in September, with the Blues drawn against Marseille, Spartak Moscow and MSK Zilina in Group F.

And Cech feels his team have nothing to fear against their group opponents as the goalkeeper looks to help his side make a safe passage into the knock-out phase.

Cech said: "Matches against Zilina will certainly have a special atmosphere. For them it will be the first Champions League match in their history and will be interesting.

"Then we have Marseille, who are a traditional participant in the European cups, with a number of achievements too. And then there is Spartak Moscow.

"I think all the teams are playable, we don't have to do any crazy travels so we may be satisfied."

The Blues' first test in the tournament is away to Zilina, with a trip to Slovakia awaiting a week on Wednesday against the minnows.

But Cech rejected suggestions Carlo Ancelotti's team would underestimate their opponents: "Not at all. Zilina had to go through qualification and the fact they have made it into the group stages shows their quality.

Damage

"Underestimating any team in the Champions League can only damage you."

Chelsea will be buoyed by their early season form going into the clash, having won all three of their Premier League encounters to see them head the table.

The Londoners have plundered 14 goals and have yet to concede, a run of form which Cech admits has caught even him by surprise.

He added: "We could expect to pick up nine points with the relatively easy draw, yes.

"But the fact we scored 14 goals and kept a clean sheet in each game was hardly expected by anyone."

Cech enjoyed a record-breaking run of clean sheets during his side's title-winning season of 2005, where he went over 1000 minutes without conceding a goal.

The 28-year-old feels talk of emulating that run is premature, however, adding: "I think it is too early for that. Only if the series becomes longer then it will be worth discussing it.

"At the moment I am most satisfied with our winning streak and with the fact we have been doing well as a team."