Chelsea start their Europa League campaign with a trip to Greece, but who will start in a heavily-rotated XI for the Blues?
Maurizio Sarri will rotate the majority of his Chelsea starting XI to kick off the 2018/19 Europa League campaign against PAOK on Thursday night.
The Italian boss is set to make a string of changes to keep his squad fresh and content, with plenty of competition for places.
Sarri has confirmed one starter already with Alvaro Morata set to lead the line for Chelsea despite being dropped against Cardiff at the weekend.
Morata has struggled for form so far in 2018/19, with Olivier Giroud coming into the line-up at the weekend, but Sarri insists the battle isn’t over.
Speaking after the Cardiff game: “I don’t know [who will be the Premier League starter in the future].
“In the last two weeks I have seen four matches of Cardiff and four matches of PAOK Salonika and for me, yesterday I thought Giroud was more suitable for this match and Morata more suitable for the other.”
Eden Hazard produced a scintilating display against the Bluebirds but has not made the trip to Salonika, with youngsters Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ethan Ampadu in line for chances to impress.
Willian and Ross Barkley are likely to come into the team, while Cesc Fabregas is in contention despite recently recovering from injury.
A pair of forgotten, big-money signings will also hope to get a chance to shine in Greece.
