The chaaaaaaaaammpionnnnssssssss
Champions League nights (and José Mourinho, too) are back at the Bridge, after a two-year absence!
It feels good.
Remember that feeling in a couple hours, just in case we manage to shoot ourselves in the foot once again, as has been our habit for the past few weeks.
Enzo Maresca has cobbled together a (presumably) mostly fit lineup, which includes Caicedo but doesn’t include JP. Andrey Santos not even in the squad, with two goalkeepers on the bench. Meanwhile, it’s very
much a B-team up top, with Ty George preferred ahead of Marc Guiu once again.
Here we go!
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Badiashile, Chalobah, Gusto | Enzo (c), Caicedo | Garnacho, Buonanotte, Neto | George
Substitutes from: Jorgensen, Merrick, James, Acheampong, Hato, Lavia, Walsh, Gittens, Estevao, Guiu, Joao Pedro
Benfica starting XI:
Trubin | A.Silva, Barrenechea, Aursnes, Sudakov, Lukebakio, Pavlidis, Dedic, Rios, Dahl, Otamendi (c)
Substitutes from: Soares, Ferreira, Obrador, Ivanovic, Barreiro, Schjelderup, H.Araujo, T.Araujo, Oliveira, Veloso, Rego, Prioste
Date / Time: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Daniel Siebert (on pitch); Christian Dingert (VAR)
On TV: TNT Sports 1 (UK); TUDN, UniMás (USA); none? (India); SuperSport Football Plus (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: discovery+ (UK); Paramount+, Univision NOW (USA); Sony LIV (India); DStv Now
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
