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Daily Mail | November 24, 2021

Callum Hudson-Odoi celebrated in the corner of Stamford Bridge with old friend and opening goalscorer Trevoh Chalobah after putting Chelsea 3-0 up against Juventus.

Not many people realised that the pair have been in exactly the same situation around four-and-a-half years before Tuesday night's triumph.

That moment came during the FA Youth Cup final in April 2017 against Manchester City and an exciting crop of Blues players lined up at Stamford Bridge.

Mason Mount (left) and Trevoh Chalobah (right) are now key stars in this Chelsea first-team

Callum Hudson-Odoi (left) and Reece James (right) both scored in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Juventus

Mason Mount, Trevoh Chalobah, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James (left to right) all started in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Juventus

In April 2017, the same quartet helped Chelsea win the 2017 FA Youth Cup at Stamford Bridge

Just like against Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday, Chalobah opened the scoring and Hudson-Odoi netted the third in a crushing 5-1 victory.