Graham Potter has made seven changes to his Chelsea side for this evening’s Champions League group stage clash against Dinamo Zagreb – but the team selected by the Blues head coach remains very strong for what is a dead rubber at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea secured their place in the knockout stage last week with an impressive 2-1 victory away at Red Bull Salzburg; Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz were on the scoresheet in Austria. The Blues were confirmed as Group E winners soon after following AC Milan’s victory over Dinamo.
It means there is nothing riding on tonight’s game – at least from a Chelsea perspective. And with Arsenal to come in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, there was a belief that Potter would rest the majority of his key players. Instead, he has gone with a starting XI that includes the likes of Mount and Pierre-Emerick Aubamayeng.
