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.

The Blues face Jose Mourinho's side in our first men's Champions League clash at the Bridge since April 2023.

Injuries or fitness concerns mean we head into the 8pm kick-off without the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana, Cole Palmer and Andrey Santos, but Moises Caicedo is fit enough to start.

Maresca has once again named Robert Sanchez in goal, behind a back four of Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile and Marc Cucurella.

Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez are expected to line up in midfield, with Pedro Neto, Facundo Buonanotte, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyrique George ahead in the more attacking positions.

Captain Reece James, Estevao, Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro, who was a fitness doubt ahead of this game, are among the Chelsea substitutes.

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo (c); Neto, Buonanotte, Garnacho; George

Substitutes: Jorgensen, Merrick, James, Acheampong, Hato, Lavia, Walsh, Estevao, Gittens, Joao Pedro, Guiu

Benfica: Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi (c), António Silva, Dahl; Barrenechea, Richard Ríos; Lukebakio, Aursnes, Sudakov; Pavlidis

Substitutes: Ferreira, Soares, H. Araujo, T.Araujo, Barreiro, Ivanovic, Obrador, Oliveira, Prioste, Rego, Schjelderup, Veloso

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