Perez knows how to make excellent transfers, but he also knows how to complicate things and leave Real stranded. Then, after a few years, he does something big again. Xabi Alonso has a difficult task ahead of him, but everything is possible with good players. If Mbappe is in form, results will surely follow
Expectations among Madridistas are very high, but the way I'm going to realize where the good change has been consummated is when Madrid plays against Barcelona, ??that's when I'm going to realize how much they've improved, that's like the acid test, the classics.
The fear ultimately came to pass, and Chelsea will have to face a much tougher opponent early on, forcing Chelsea to fight harder to get the result they want. I'm pessimistic that Chelsea can easily face Bayern Munich and Barcelona because those two matches will almost certainly make it difficult for Chelsea to collect full points. My only hope is for Chelsea to draw with both teams, but that's a bit more difficult considering the current strengths of both teams which is getting stronger.
Barcelona is not invincible, Chelsea beat PSG in the Club World Cup, and Barcelona didn't even reach the UCL final, so there's no need to be upset because they drew Barcelona, I hate that they drew Barcelona, it shows what they're made of, Barcelona is a great team, but if Chelsea is good they have to play against the good ones, and if they're good they should get through without any problems, in football you can't and shouldn't ever be afraid.