Chelsea continue their Champions League campaign this week as they host Cypriot side Pafos at Stamford Bridge.
It will be a first taste of Champions League action for Liam Rosenior, whose first four matches in charge have come in four different competitions.
Rosenior has fared well in the early days of his Chelsea tenure, winning two of his three matches in charge and downing a plucky Brentford side on Saturday.
At present, the Blues sit 13th in the Champions League table, and three points will be vital as they look to avoid playing a dreaded two-legged knock-out play-off.
He will fancy his chances, too, as he faces one of the smallest clubs in the tournament.
Pafos have done well to take six points from their first six outings in Europe, and they can take heart from a defeat of Villarreal in November and draws with Monaco and Olympiacos.
Numbering among the Pafos squad is David Luiz, who was a member of Chelsea’s legendary Champions League-winning squad in 2011-12. Now 38, he returns to Stamford Bridge for the first time since January 2020, when he helped Arsenal to a 2-2 draw.
He may be denied an on-pitch reunion through injury, though, with reports in Cypriot press suggesting he may face a late fitness test.
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