⚽ Team news (via Sky Sports)
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy faces a late fitness check ahead of the game. Thiago Silva is set to return to the squad. Billy Gilmour is three weeks away from recovery, as per Frank Lampard.
Sevilla: centre-back Jules Kounde tested positive for Covid-19. Otherwise, all the players are fit.
📋 Stats to know (via Opta)
- This will be the first competitive game between Chelsea and Sevilla.
- Chelsea have won just one out of their last nine games against Spanish clubs (3 draws, 5 defeats).
- Frank Lampard will be only the second Englishman to manage in two Champions League campaigns, after Sir Bobby Robson.
- Timo Werner has registered 7 goals and 2 assists in his last 11 Champions League games (all for RB Leipzig).
⚽ Probable line-up
4-2-3-1: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Zouma, Chilwell; Kante, Kovacic; Mount, Havertz, Pulisic; Werner
🔮 Score predictions
Josh Wright, WhoScored: Chelsea 1-2 Sevilla
"The Spanish side defeated Premier League opposition in Wolves and Manchester United in order to win last season's Europa League. An away victory would not be surprising in the slightest on Tuesday."
Matt Law, Sports Mole: Chelsea 2-2 Sevilla
"This has all of the makings of an entertaining game in the English capital. Chelsea will be desperate to start their European campaign with a win, but Sevilla simply cannot be underestimated, and we fancy Lopetegui's side to secure a share of the spoils at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night."
Malik Ouzia, Evening Standard: Chelsea 2-2 Sevilla
"Timo Werner and Kai Havertz are looking more and more settled after both opening their Premier League accounts at the weekend but Chelsea remain vulnerable at the back, particularly with Mendy absent. Entertaining draw."
💬 Quotes from the manager (via Chelsea FC)
Frank Lampard: [The Champions League is] a great platform to learn from because you’re playing against the best in Europe and we played the best last season in Bayern Munich.
"It shows you the quality you face in the Champions League and it also shows that we were a young team last year, many playing in the Champions League for the first time, and we can use and learn from those experiences. Bayern was a great marker for the young players in the squad, for understanding about the level that needs to be attained."
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