Chelsea's squad announcement ahead of their Group E opener against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday has caused quite a stir on social media amongst the fanbase.
The Blues aim to be the team that dethrones Real Madrid from the Champions League throne after Carlo Ancelotti's side swatted away Thomas Tuchel's men en route to claim the crown in 2021/22 for the 14th time in their history. Now, not only Chelsea are out for revenge against Los Blancos but also Premier League rivals Liverpool and Man City who both also fell victim to the current La Liga Champions.
Chelsea face Dinamo Zagreb, AC Milan and RB Salzburg in their group with the Serie A Champions expected to be the biggest threat to the top spot. First up for the west Londoners is the Croatian side who Tuchel's team travel to for Tuesday night's opener. Ahead of that one, the squad for who has been registered for this season's competition has been released and it's safe to say there were some unexpected surprises for supporters to digest upon the 24-man squad being released.
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Both deadline day signings in the form of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria were listed meaning if their respective registration (work permit) and injury issues are to be sorted out, they could both be in line for their debuts in match week 1 of the UEFA Champions League.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek was listed as a forward alongside Aubameyang on the website which was confusing for supporters to understand, especially with the 26-year-old only occupying a central midfield and wing-back role in the early parts of 2022/23.
The biggest issue many fans had was Armando Broja's absence from the initial A list. But supporters should not worry as like Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones for Liverpool, the Albanian is indeed on the B list, football.london understands.
This in essence means that Saturday's substitute who made a good impact against the Hammers in his second half, could indeed start in the Croatian capital if new signing Aubameyang was not ready for action.
Chelsea fans - Would you start Armando Broja or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the Dinamo Zagreb game? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!
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