The Blues arrived in Gothenburg this evening sitting second in Group D, two points behind our Swedish opponents, who lead the way. However, victory for the Blues tomorrow evening would ensure we move into top spot ahead of the winter break.

After landing in Sweden, Hayes addressed the media at the Bravida Arena. She provided an update on team news, before discussing what to expect from Hacken on home turf, and what must tap into in order to secure a positive result.

Twenty-one players have made the trip to Gothenburg, but there are several absentees from the travelling squad.

‘Melanie (Leupolz) hasn’t recovered, she‘s had a setback,' explained the Chelsea manager. 'She tried to come in on Monday, but she is not well.

'Maren (Mjelde) has made it back with the squad so she is part of that. Kadeisha (Buchanan) had an issue with a back spasm at the weekend and she’s back in the squad.

'Jelena (Cankovic) is still out with her calf and obviously, the long-term one is Catarina (Macario). Ann-Katrin (Berger) is back; she had a slight ankle knock.’

In the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge last week, we were held to a frustrating goalless draw. Hayes acknowledged the collective disappointment with that result but was pleased with our reaction on Sunday and called for her players to be ready for another big test.

‘Every game is a must-win game for us,' she said. 'That is our mentality. We were disappointed with our performance last week. We worked on that, trained really well, played well at the weekend. This place will be rocking tomorrow night. This is going to be a difficult place to play.

‘We are playing an opponent who are very confident in what they’re doing. They’ve had an amazing year, especially in the Champions League, and we have to deal with all of those challenges. But we have to be ready to perform.’

Our previous trip to Gothenburg was for the 2021 Champions League final and despite suffering defeat on that occasion, Hayes says we need to draw on the experience we have gained on the European stage.

She said: ‘We’re experienced in Europe. We understand it’s a different surface, a little bit colder than London, a different type of opponent.

'I think it’ll be a much different game than Stamford Bridge, particularly because of the crowd. We have experience and it’s important for us to use it.

‘The message I’ll give to the players is we have been in this competition long enough, we’ve gone deep in this competition and while it hasn’t been perfect in the group stages, we have a dressing room that is capable of winning.’