Chelsea hero Joe Cole believes the club can win the Champions League and Premier League this season.

The Blues are into the knockout rounds in Europe and currently sit third on the Premier League table.

Cole told BT Sport: "I think all the English sides (the Reds, Manchester City and Manchester United are also in the competition), you can't discount any of them from going all the way in the Champions League because of the quality and strength of our league.

"At the moment I wouldn't say there are glaring weaknesses (in the Chelsea side).

"There's areas to improve on, but if you look certainly since (Ben) Chilwell, (Edouard) Mendy and (Thiago) Silva have gone into the defence, the clean sheets have started to happen, we look safe and secure from set-pieces.

"Those things have improved dramatically from last season.

"I think there's still areas where Chelsea can improve and they will improve, but I certainly put them down as contenders to win the Champions League, and the (Premier) League, this year."