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Topics: Chelsea, AC Milan, Champions League
Robert Worthington
Graham Potter takes charge of his Chelsea team for the third time tonight as the Blues host Serie A champions AC Milan at Stamford Bridge.
Potter picked up his first win as boss of the West London club at the weekend after they overcame Crystal Palace.
Connor Gallagher came on to haunt the side he spent last season on loan with by scoring a late winner for Chelsea. It was his first goal for the Blues.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also opened his Chelsea account on Saturday, scoring an impressive volley just before half-time.
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As for AC Milan, they also picked up a win on Saturday to keep up the pace with Serie A leaders who sit top of the table 3 points ahead of Milan.
Milan grabbed victory over Empoli last time out in eye-catching fashion.
Empoli equalised in stoppage time, but Milan went on to score two further goals before the final whistle blew.
An important win for Milan to establish some feel-good factor ahead of the Chelsea contest this evening.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Chelsea Vs AC Milan.
Chelsea Vs AC Milan will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport 2. It’ll also be available to stream on the BT Sport App.
If you are unavailable to watch the game which kicks off at 8pm, highlights will be available later this evening on the BT Sport App.
Chelsea will continue to be without Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante against Milan who are both carrying injury problems at the moment.
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Marc Cucurella is also likely to miss out again through illness whilst Jorginho is a doubt after sustaining a knock against Palace on Saturday.
If the Blues win tonight, they have the opportunity to draw level on points with Milan who currently sit top of the group.
As for Milan, they are handling something of an injury crisis at the moment.
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As many as 9 Milan stars are currently nursing issues including Theo Hernandez, Mike Maignan, Divock Origi, and Alexis Saelemaekers.
Milan boss Stefano Pioli will thus likely have to field something of a makeshift XI tonight.
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