After thrashing Malmo over the two legs of the round of 32 matchup, Chelsea will look to do the same when they take on Dynamo Kyiv in their next encounter in the Europa League. The Blues have been through a rough patch in their recent outings on the domestic front and will look to make their only genuine opportunity of winning a silverware this season count by advancing to the next round of the Europa League.
Dynamo Kyiv, on the other hand, would be full of confidence going into the next match having won all their last three games in all competitions, one of them being a massive 5-0 win against Zorya in the Russian League. They will look to pull off a shock result when they take on Chelsea in their own backyard.
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Maurizio Sarri will have one headache less as there are no injury worries to deal with ahead of this crucial matchup. The Italian gaffer would look to rotate his options around with a fully fit squad at his disposal.
Goalkeeper
Willy Caballero would start ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga in the goal. The Spanish custodian dished out a brilliant display against Fulham in the last league match to ensure all three points for his side and is expected to be given a well-deserved rest for the next match.
Defence
Andreas Christensen would start ahead of David Luiz in the heart of the backline. He would pair up with Antonio Rudiger to guard the goal for the next match.
Cesar Azpilicueta is expected to keep his place in the side as the right back while Emerson Palmieri would put in a shift from the left-hand side of the defence.
Midfield
The Chelsea midfielders, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley and N’Golo Kante dished out a decent performance in their last European encounter against Malmo. Kovacic and Kante would start in the middle of the pitch in the next match as well. However, Ethan Ampadu might start in place of Ross Barkley to give the midfield more defensive stability.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek would once again start on the bench.
Attack
Olivier Giroud is expected to lead the line for the Blues. He would be accompanied by Willian from the left-hand side as the wide attacker while Pedro starts on the right-hand side in the same role. Eden Hazard, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Gonzalo Higuain are expected to start on the bench against Dynamo Kyiv.
Predicted Formation: 4-3-3
