Graham Potter's welcome to life at Chelsea could have been easier. His first match has taken on importance above early shows of style, vision or performance. It's not a must-win game, but it would create a tense atmosphere with back-to-back matches against AC Milan to come after he will be desperate to get three points tonight.
The new manager is yet to see his team in competitive action and, unlike in the league, the result of Chelsea's game against RB Salzburg could be detrimental to the rest of the season.
Having suffered a shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, the weakest team in the group, Chelsea are on the back foot and it's his task to rectify.
