Chelsea Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes UCL history with hugely…..

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Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes Champions League history with hugely impressive stat caughtoffside / Mark Brus / 9 min. ago Chelsea clearly made one of the signings of the summer when they brought in Edouard Mendy from Rennes last year. The Senegalese shot-stopper didn’t necessarily look the most exciting purchase when he first moved to Stamford Bridge, with some Chelsea fans likely to have felt they needed a bigger name to come in in goal. MORE: Timo Werner’s hilarious post-CL final interview However, Mendy has had an incredible debut season for the Blues, and ends the campaign as a European Champion after a clean sheet in yesterday’s Champions League final victory over Manchester City. According to Opta Joe, Mendy made history by keeping nine clean sheets in the competition this season – the most that has ever been achieved by a ‘keeper in their debut season in the tournament… That’s some feat by Mendy, and it continues part of his incredible story in the last few years. More Stories / Latest News Video: Emotional Thomas Tuchel reveals bringing lucky charm for Chelsea vs City after forgetting in PSG’s final last season May 30, 2021 7:50 Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel becomes just the second ever manager to achieve this vs Pep Guardiola May 30, 2021 7:33 (Photo) Chelsea star Mason Mount shows class with gesture immediately after yesterday’s full time whistle May 30, 2021 7:16 Remarkably, the 29-year-old was without a club as recently as 2015 and later admitted in an interview (quotes via SI Soccer) that he came close to giving up on football. Mendy fully deserves his success after settling in brilliantly at Chelsea, playing a key role in making them so strong defensively in the Champions League this season as they defied the odds to beat favourites City in Porto last night.