stuns Blues after Aubameyang wastes early sitter as Kepa replaces Mendy for Champions League opener in Croatia
Chelsea will likely be eager to put down a marker as they open their Champions League marketing campaign with a visit to Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb this night. The Blues will likely be seeking to put their uneven begin to the Premier League season to 1 aspect after taking 10 factors from their opening six matches. Thomas Tuchel has seen his aspect concede 9 targets already this time period – which might have been double figures had VAR not come to the rescue during Chelsea’s 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday. The German has fully overhauled his backline throughout a chaotic switch window and can hope now that it’s closed that his new-look squad will settle. Zagreb XI: Livakovic, Ristovski, Josip Sutalo, Peric, Moharrami, Misic, Ljubicic, Ivanusec, Ademi, Orsic, Petkovic. Subs: Zagorac, Stefulj, Lauritsen, Baturina, Emreli, Bockaj, Drmic, Marin, Theophile-Catherine, Bulat, Nevistic, Spikic. Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Fofana, Koulibaly, James, Mount, Kovacic, Chilwell, Havertz, Aubameyang, Sterling. Subs: Jorginho, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Mendy, Broja, Zakaria, Ziyech, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Cucurella. talkSPORT may have updates all through the day and you’ll hear by means of our radio participant beneath Comply with our reside match weblog…