Mykhailo Mudryk was the only fringe player to pass his audition to face Real Madrid as Chelsea were gunned down over 90 minutes by a well-drilled Brighton.
Chelsea’s team of strangers fought hard under new caretaker manager Frank Lampard, who made six changes as he returned to the Stamford Bridge dugout for the first time in his second spell in charge of the club, but they lacked the quality of their opponents and fell to a 2-1 defeat.
