The Blues had an early look around Stadion Maksimir in the heart of the Croatian capital as Thomas Tuchel and his staff put the players through their paces on the eve of our matchday one encounter with Dinamo.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was out on the grass wearing a specially-made protective face mask, while fellow new signings Wesley Fofana and Denis Zakaria also featured, the latter ahead of a potential debut.

The only two missing were the injured N'Golo Kante and the rested Thiago Silva, who has stayed back at home.

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