Enzo Maresca has made five changes to his Chelsea side for tonight’s big UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona.
The Spanish champions come to Stamford Bridge this evening and Maresca has altered his line-up from the weekend’s 2-0 win over Burnley.
In defence, Malo Gusto and Wesley Fofana both come into the team alongside Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella, with Robert Sanchez continuing between the posts.
That means Reece James is expected to captain the side from midfield, next to the returning Moises Caicedo. Enzo Fernandez moves into an advanced role. Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos and Joao Pedro make way for Gusto, Fofana and Caicedo.
Further forward, Estevao Willian and Alejandro Garnacho join our attack in place of Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens. Pedro Neto retains his place after finding the net at Turf Moor.
Barcelona have made two changes to their side following a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, with Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong replacing Gerard Martin and Dani Olmo. Former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen returns from injury, but only makes the bench.
Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; James (c), Caicedo; Estevao, Fernandez, Garnacho; Neto
Substitutes: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Hato, Tosin, Santos, Buonanotte, George, Gittens, Joao Pedro, Delap, Guiu
Barcelona: J Garcia, Kounde, Cubarsi, Araujo (c), Balde, Lopez, E Garcia, De Jong, Yamal, Lewandowski, Torres
Substitutes: Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Casado, Martin, Olmo, Bernal, Fernandez, Bardghji
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