Football news - Eden Hazard starts for Chelsea in Belarus

ByEurosport

Updated 08/11/2018 at 17:47 GMT

Eden Hazard starts for Chelsea as they make the trip to take on BATE Borisov at the Borisov Arena in Belarus in a Europa League Group L match.

Chelsea's Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard applauds

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Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has left Alvaro Morata, David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger and Marcos Alonso at home, but starts with Hazard, who travelled to Belarus despite only just recovering from a back problem.

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Joining Hazard in the attacking third is Olivier Giroud and Pedro, while Ross Barkley starts in midfield alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jorginho.

Gary Cahill captains the team, while there are rare starts for Andreas Christensen, Davide Zappacosta and Emerson Palmieri.

In total, Chelsea make seven changes from their weekend 3-1 win against Crystal Palace.

For the hosts, Alexander Hleb starts in what in his fifth different spell at the club.

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BATE: Scherbitski; Rios, Filipovic, Filipenko, Volkov; Baga, Drahun, Hleb, Skavysh, Signevich, Stasevich.

Chelsea: Kepa, Zappacosta, Christensen, Cahill, Emerson, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Pedro, Hazard, Giroud.

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