Thomas Tuchel has made six changes to his starting XI for Chelsea's Champions League group stage opener against Dinamo Zagreb this evening, the most notable of which are Kepa Arrizabalaga returning in goal and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being handed his debut in the attack.
The Blues are likely to be confident of getting their European campaign off to a winning start in Croatia, but Tuchel and his players will be aware that Premier League opposition – namely Tottenham Hotspur – have been impressively beaten at the Stadion Maksimir in recent years.
"They are a team used to winning, they are a winning team," Tuchel said yesterday at his pre-match press conference. "They are used to being on the top; that shapes a certain mentality. They made it through qualification which is never easy and they deserve to be here. I’m pretty sure they plan to play a very technical, emotional game against us.
