\n Enzo Maresca has made five changes to his Chelsea starting line-up for tonight’s game with Benfica as we welcome Champions League football back to the Bridge.
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The Blues face Jose Mourinho’s side in our first men’s Champions League clash at the Bridge since April 2023.<\/p>\n
Injuries or fitness concerns mean we head into the 8pm kick-off without the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo<\/a>, Wesley Fofana<\/a>, Cole Palmer<\/a> and Andrey Santos<\/a>, but Moises Caicedo<\/a> is fit enough to start.<\/p>\n Maresca has once again named Robert Sanchez<\/a> in goal, behind a back four of Malo Gusto<\/a>, Trevoh Chalobah<\/a>, Benoit Badiashile<\/a> and Marc Cucurella<\/a>.<\/p>\n Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez<\/a> are expected to line up in midfield, with Pedro Neto<\/a>, Facundo Buonanotte, Alejandro Garnacho<\/a> and Tyrique George<\/a> ahead in the more attacking positions.<\/p>\n Captain Reece James<\/a>, Estevao<\/a>, Jamie Gittens<\/a> and Joao Pedro<\/a>, who was a fitness doubt ahead of this game, are among the Chelsea substitutes.<\/p>\n Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo (c); Neto, Buonanotte, Garnacho; George<\/p>\n Substitutes: Jorgensen, Merrick, James, Acheampong, Hato, Lavia, Walsh, Estevao, Gittens, Joao Pedro, Guiu<\/p>\n Benfica: Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi (c), Ant\u00f3nio Silva, Dahl; Barrenechea, Richard R\u00edos; Lukebakio, Aursnes, Sudakov; Pavlidis <\/p>\n Substitutes: Ferreira, Soares, H. Araujo, T.Araujo, Barreiro, Ivanovic, Obrador, Oliveira, Prioste, Rego, Schjelderup, Veloso <\/p>\n