Chelsea are preparing for just their third ever meeting with Dutch giants Ajax, and the two sides would do superbly well to match the quality of their contest from five years ago at Stamford Bridge.
An utterly bonkers affair ended with an equal split of eight goals, with the Blues fighting back against an Ajax side that were a season removed from reaching the Champions League semifinals.
Johnny Heitinga’s current iteration doesn’t appear so potent, and Enzo Maresca has hinted at injury boosts in time for Wednesday’s duel in west London.
While the visitors are without a goal in the league phase, the Blues recorded their first victory last time out and require a win here, given the difficulty of the fixtures that lie ahead.
Here’s how Maresca could set his team up on Wednesday night.
