We faced Twente home and away in last season's Champions League and recorded comfortable victories in both matches. Bompastor's side won 3-1 at the De Grolsch Veste Stadium before producing a ruthless performance at Stamford Bridge to defeat the Dutch club 6-1.

This term, with a league phase introduced, we will face Twente just once. And given Corina Dekker's side have started the campaign with four consecutive victories to sit top of their domestic league, it's little surprise Bompastor is expecting a greater challenge this time around.

‘Twente look different from last season,’ she said. ‘They have been working together for one more year now, so probably they have more connections, and also as a team have more experience together. I'm sure they learned a lot from last season and in this new campaign. They will be ready to perform at home.

‘Both Chelsea and Twente come out and want to win their games. I think there are maybe some similarities in terms of the way we want to play. I know their coach likes to use a high press. So let's see what she does tomorrow in the game and what happens on the pitch.’

While Bompastor is aware of the threat our opponents will pose, she is, as always, confident in her squad’s ability. She also highlighted that there remains a burning desire within the group to claim the Champions League, the one trophy that has eluded us over the last decade.

‘We focus on ourselves because we know we have top quality in the squad,’ Bompastor explained. ‘We always make sure we find the right balance between coming into the game with confidence, but also knowing every opposition team is super motivated when they face Chelsea. We need to be ready for the challenge.

‘We have a lot of ambition at Chelsea and we want to perform in every competition. Everyone knows the Champions League is the only trophy we haven’t won. When you are competitive and you have these ambitions, you want to perform at the highest level. We want to be at our best in this competition.’

While the Women's Champions League has yet to be engraved with our name, Bompastor has won the competition as a player and head coach under the previous group-stage format.

However, she is very much in favour of the changes that come into force this season, with an 18-team league phase now deciding which clubs will advance to the knockout stages.

‘We are really excited about this new format,’ Bompastor explained. ‘Especially because it will bring higher competition in every fixture. We want to compete against the best teams and see where we are at.

'It will bring more competition into the women's game, and that's what we want to see for the fans and for people who watch the games on TV. It's really positive that the clubs can compete against each other and perform at the highest level.’