Antonio Conte Names His First Ever Chelsea XI

Antonio Conte will take charge of his first game as Chelsea manager, this evening, when the Blues take on SK Rapid Vienna at the Allianz Stadion.

Conte, who led Italy to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, where they lost on penalties to Germany, has named Ruben Loftus-Cheek in his starting line up, with Baba Rahman and Papy Djilobodji also being afforded opportunities to impress their new manager, with Rahman struggling for first team matches last season and Djilobodji spending the campaign on loan at Werder Bremen.

New signings Michy Batshuayi and N'Golo Kante will likely feature later on in pre-season after being rested following their exploits at Euro 2016.

Topics: Football, Chelsea FC, Antonio Conte

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