Chelsea have a long trip to Greece when it comes to their next Europa Conference League match. The blues'The next outing in Europe will see them face Panathinaikos on Thursday 24 October. They will be looking to achieve a second consecutive victory in the league stage of the competition after beating Gent 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in their last match.
Enzo Maresca is expected to rotate his team a lot against Panathinaikos and there could be up to 10 changes for the Londoners. Here's a look at their planned XI for the match.
goalkeeper – Robert Sánchez is expected to be replaced by Filip Jorgensen in goal. The secondary goalkeeper started in the victory against Gent three weeks ago and will once again be in charge of defending the goal.
Defenders – Among those who started the match against LiverpoolTosin Adarabioyo will probably be the only one to retain his place in the starting eleven. The former Fulham star could play as a central defender alongside Benoit Badiashile.
Renato Veiga and Axel Disasi will be the favorites to play as Chelsea's left and right wingers, respectively.
Félix, Neto and Nkunku will start
Midfielders – Kieran Dewsbury-Hall is likely to partner Cesare Casadei in the double pivot. They played the opening match of the competition and there are reasons to think that they will have more minutes on Thursday. Players like Moisés Caicedo and Romeo Lavia will be rested, while Cole Palmer should also make way.
Joao Felix is the favorite to start as Chelsea's attacking midfielder, having done so last time and could be flanked by two of the club's most lucrative signings, Pedro Neto on the right and Mykhaylo Mudryk on the left. Noni Madueke and Jadon Sancho could be given a break.
Forward – Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick in his last start, which happened to be in the Conference League against Gent, and will look to repeat the plaudits when he replaces Nicolas Jackson as a striker.
Here's a look at what Chelsea would look like on paper:
