Chelsea had an annual profit of £15.3 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

The club's turnover increased 9.8 percent from £329.1 million to £361.3 million, underpinned by receiving a greater share of Premier League broadcast revenue as a result of winning the title in the 2016-17 season.

The record turnover was despite not playing in the Champions League.

Chelsea's finances were ultimately pulled into the black by a £69.2 million profit on player trading, in a year that saw Oscar offloaded to Shanghai SIPG for a club-record £60 million and fringe players Papy Djilobodji and Patrick Bamford sold for around £15 million combined.

Chelsea expect next year's results to be boosted by the return of Champions League broadcast revenue, coupled with the start of a 15-year technical partnership with Nike worth £900 million.

Lionel Messi has reclaimed the top spot from Cristiano Ronaldo on The Guardian's Top 100 list.

Real Madrid and Barcelona combine to have 23 players on the list as Madrid have 13 to Barca's 10. Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City have eight players apiece.

The Premier League remains the competition with the most players with 33, four more than La Liga, with Serie A (14), Bundesliga (13) and Ligue 1 (11) also featuring.

No players from any other leagues made the list, which is a first since The Guardian began publishing its annual list.

There are 17 Spanish players on the list, followed by France with 12 and Brazil with 10.

Top 100
1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
3. Neymar, PSG
4. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
5. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur
6. Luka Modric, Real Madrid
7. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern
8. Kylian Mbappe, PSG
9. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid
10. Eden Hazard, Chelsea
11. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid
12. Isco, Real Madrid
13. Edinson Cavani, PSG
14. Paulo Dybala, Juventus
15. Luis Suarez, Barcelona
16. Gianluigi Buffon, Jventus
17. N'Golo Kante, Chelsea
18. Antoine Griezmann, Atletico
19. Marcelo, Real Madrid
20. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City
21. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dortmund
22. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
23. David De Gea, Manchester United
24. Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool
25. Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur
26. Dani Alves, PSG
27. Dries Mertens, Napoli
28. Casemiro, Real Madrid
29. Andres Iniesta, Barcelona
30. Paul Pogba, Manchester United
31. Dele Alli, Tottenham Hotspur
32. Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal
33. Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan
34. Gonzalo Higuain, Juventus
35. Jan Oblak, Atletico
36. Sadio Mane, Liverpool
37. Romelu Lukaku, Manchester United
38. David Silva, Manchester City
39. Gabriel Jesus, Manchester City
40. Manuel Neuer, Bayern
41. Radamel Falcao, Monaco
42. Marco Asensio, Real Madrid
43. Edin Dzeko, Roma
44. Lorenzo Insigne, Napoli
45. Leonardo Bonucci, AC Milan
46. Sergio Busquets, Barcelona
47. Alvaro Morata, Chelsea
48. Marco Verratti, PSG
49. Thiago Alcantara, Bayern
50. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid
51. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
52. Cesar Azpilicueta, Chelsea
53. Naby Keita, RB Leipzig
54. Timo Werner, RB Leipzig
55. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Barcelona
56. Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus
57. Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona
58. Gerard Pique, Barcelona
59. Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona
60. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Manchester United
61. Leroy Sane, Manchester City
62. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City
63. Diego Godin, Atletico
64. Joshua Kimmich, Bayern
65. Thibaut Courtois, Chelsea
66. Arturo Vidal, Bayern
67. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal
68. Diego Costa, Atletico
69. Emil Forsberg, RB Leipzig
70. Mats Hummels, Bayern
71. Ciro Immobile, Lazio
72. Radja Nainggolan, Roma
73. Samuel Umtiti, Barcelona
74. Nemanja Matic, Manchester United
75. Marcus Rashford, Manchester United
76. Thiago Silva, PSG
77. Christian Pulisic, Dortmund
78. Keylor Navas, Real Madrid
79. Arjen Robben, Bayern
80. Saul Niguez, Atletico
81. Hugo Lloris, Tottenham Hotspur
82. Toby Alderweireld, Tottenham Hotspur
83. David Luiz, Chelsea
84. Bernardo Silva, Manchester City
85. Miralem Pjanic, Juventus
86. Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid
87. Thomas Lemar, Monaco
88. Koke, Atletico
89. Jordi Alba, Barcelona
90. Alex Sandro, Juventus
91. Fabinho, Monaco
92. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Manchester United
93. Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea
94. David Alabama, Bayern
95. Raphael Varane, Real Madrid
96. Jamie Vardy, Leicester City
97. Benjamin Mendy, Manchester City
98. Mario Mandzukic, Juventus
99. Adrien Rabiot, PSG
100. Angel Di Maria, PSG

Six of the best nine clubs in the world have been drawn against each other in the Round of 16 stage of the Champions League, according to ESPN's Soccer Power Index.

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Juventus, Chelsea vs. Barcelona and Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain are three matchups we typically see in the quarterfinals or semifinals.

SPI ranks Barcelona as the best team in the world while Chelsea ranks ninth.

Before Real Madrid and PSG drew each other, the two teams combined for a 30 percent chance of winning the Champions League.

The matchups of the Round of 16 stage of the Champions League have been set with Real Madrid versus Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea versus Barcelona highlighting the ties.

Four first legs will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday 13/14 February, and the remainder the following week.

Juventus v Tottenham

Basel v Manchester City

Porto v Liverpool

Sevilla v Manchester United

Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain

Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma

Chelsea v Barcelona

Bayern Munich v Besiktas

Antonio Conte believes N'Golo Kante is more deserving of Ballon d'Or consideration than Eden Hazard.

Kante finished eighth in the Ballon d'Or vote, which was the highest of any Premier League player.

“For sure [Hazard] is a fantastic player, he is important, but at the same time I tell you that to win the Ballon d’Or you have to win, and in your career you have to win a lot,” Conte said. “For [this year’s winner] Cristiano Ronaldo it’s the fifth time, like Messi. It means that in the last 10 years it didn’t change, two players, three players, because also there is Neymar.”

Conte has previously described Hazard as being in the world’s top three players.

onte praised Kanté but said the midfielder’s skill-set means the former Leicester player is unlikely to win football’s prestigious individual prize, awarded by France Football magazine and selected by journalists. “When I was a player I wanted to win the Ballon d’Or but I knew my characteristics, I knew that it was impossible,” Conte said. “But I won a lot in my career. I won everything. I don’t know if Kanté can win the Ballon d’Or in his life because of the characteristics of this player. He doesn’t score a lot of goals. He is a great worker.

“For me as a coach Kanté has to win, but in reality it would be very difficult. Paolo Maldini never won but he was the best defender in the world. Gianluigi Buffon never won, he was the best goalkeeper in the world for many years. But this is the story of the Ballon d’Or.

“You have to respect it is a particular classification.”

The Round of 16 for the 17-18 Champions League is now set following the final matches of the group stage.

Group A: Manchester United (winners), FC Basel (runners up)

Group B: PSG (winners), Bayern Munich (runners up)

Group C: Roma (winners), Chelsea (runners up)

Group D: Barcelona (winners), Juventus (runners up)

Group E: Liverpool (winners), Seville (runners up)

Group F: Manchester City (winners), Shakhtar (runners up)

Group G: Besiktas (winners), Porto (runners up)

Group H: Tottenham (winners), Real Madrid (runners up)

The next round will begin in February while the Round of 16 draw will take place on December 11th.

Teams cannot face a team they played in the group stage.

Pot 1 (club coefficient ranking): Manchester United (14), Paris Saint-Germain (6), Roma (30), Barcelona (3), Liverpool (32), Manchester City (8), Besiktas (28), Tottenham Hotspur (21).

Pot 2: Basel (20), Bayern Munich (4), Chelsea (15), Juventus (5), Seville (7), Shakhtar Donetsk (16), Porto (12), Real Madrid (1).