Welcome to matchday four (of eight) in the league phase of the Champions League. Both teams come in with two wins from the first three games, though Chelsea should be favored in this matchup.
Enzo Maresca was expected to rotate, and indeed, that’s what we’ve got — though it’s Robert Sánchez in goal and the likes of Marc Cucurella, Reece James, and João Pedro are in there from the start. Should be serious enough, even with Jorrel Hato at center back.
Here we go!
Qarabag starting XI: Kochalski | Silva,
Janković, Zoubir (c), Mustafazade, Leandro Andrade, Duran, Kady, Pedro Bicalho, Jafarguliyev, Medina
Substitutes from: Magomedaliyev, Buntić, S.Mmaee, Kouakou, Akhundzade, Addai, Dani Bolt, Kashchuk, T.Bayramov, A.Hüseynov, Jabrayiladze, B.Hüseynov
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Hato, Tosin, James | Santos, Lavia | Gittens, João Pedro, Estêvão | George
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Merrick, Enzo, Delap, Chalobah, Caicedo, Gusto, Fofana, Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte, Garnacho
Date / Time: Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 17.45 GMT; 12:45pm EDT; 11:15pm IST
Venue: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (on pitch); Manuel Schuettengruber (VAR)
On TV: TNT Sports 2 (UK); UniMás, TUDN (USA); Sony TEN 2 (India); SuperSport MáXimo 1 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: discovery+ (UK); Paramount+, Univision NOW (USA); Sony LIV (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
