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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been using the Europa Conference League as a way of rotating his large squad.

N'Golo Kante, who made 269 appearances for Chelsea between 2016 and 2023, is widely regarded as one of the Chelsea's greatest-ever players.

Kalidou Koulibaly spent just one season at Chelsea following a £33 million move from Napoli in the summer of 2022.

"We’ve got so many of them that, when you’re struggling in a game or when you’re not scoring, they pull out that magic," said Levi Colwill.

Enzo Fernandez had been a nailed on starter for Chelsea in the early etchings of this season, but has since been dropped for Romeo Lavia.

Chelsea were dumped out of the EFL Cup on Wednesday at the hands of Eddie Howe's Newcastle United.

Fofana, who joined Chelsea from Leicester City in 2022 for a fee of around £75 million, has been a key player for the Blues this term.

Real Madrid decided to boycott this year's Ballon d'Or after learning that Rodri had beaten Vinicius Jr. to the the top prize.

Nicolas Jackson now scored has 20 Premier League goals in just 44 games for Chelsea following his move from Villarreal last summer.

Robert Sanchez gave the ball away numerous times as Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Sunday.

Joao Felix completed a surprise return to Chelsea this summer having previously spent part of the 2022/23 season on-loan with the club.

After a disappointing defeat at the hands of Liverpool on Sunday, Chelsea will want to bounce back straight away against Panathinaikos.

Enzo Maresca wants the rest of his current cohort of Chelsea attackers to be more like Noni Madueke.

Cole Palmer has already been fouled 15 times in seven Premier League games this season compared to 26 times the whole of last.

Casadei, 21, joined Chelsea in 2022 from Inter Milan for a fee of £16.8 million.

ight of Chelsea's current squad are signed contracts that are either seven or more years long, including Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.

Noni Madueke has been one of Chelsea's star players so far this season, scoring five goals in all competitions.

Reece James has been sidelined all season with a hamstring injury.

"I don’t know if he has a ceiling," Noni Madueke said of Cole Palmer.

Chelsea have two players suspended and another facing potential retrospective action from Sunday's draw with Nottingham Forest.