Chelsea face Dinamo Zagreb at the Maksimir Stadium in just under an hour, and the teams are in!
Thomas Tuchel makes 6 changes to the already altered team that scraped past West Ham at the weekend.
Kepa plays in goal, with Edu Mendy half dropped and half rested. The back three is Azpi, Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Koulibaly, with Reece James at right wing back and Ben Chilwell’s first start since the first day of the season at left wing back.
Then in midfield it’s Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic, with a front line of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Raheem Sterling and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
So it’s a disappointing night for Armando Broja, who might have hoped for a start, plus a night off for Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. It’s not clear whether this spells the beginning of the end of them in the first team, or whether they’re just rested for this weekend’s action.
Here are the full team line-ups for Dynamo Zagreb vs Chelsea (kick off at 17:45 pm GMT)
CHELSEA:
Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Fofana, Koulibaly; James, Mount, Kovacic, Chilwell; Havertz, Aubameyang, Sterling
— Adam Newson (@AdamNewson) September 6, 2022
