Chelsea squad arrives in Zagreb

A 23-man Chelsea squad has touched down in the Croatian capital ahead of our opening Champions League group game of the season.

The Blues take on Dinamo Zagreb tomorrow (Tuesday), with the first points in Group E up for grabs as the road to Istanbul begins in earnest.

Thomas Tuchel and Mateo Kovacic will address the media at the Stadion Maksimir later this evening before the players participate in their final training session prior to kick-off at the stadium this evening.

Both press conferences and the first 15 minutes of training will be live streamed on Chelsea platforms.

There are only two absentees from the travelling group as N’Golo Kante and Thiago Silva miss out. That means new signings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria are involved, with both potentially in line to make their debuts for the club.

Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz, goalscorers in the weekend win over West Ham, have also travelled, as has Reece James after the defender signed a new six-year contract at Cobham prior to departure.