The Blues moved to sack Thomas Tuchel after their 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb last week, while Salzburg earned a creditable 1-1 draw against Serie A champions AC Milan. Here, Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. RED BULL SALZBURG
CHELSEA
Out: N'Golo Kante (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mendy; Fofana, Silva, Koulibaly; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Cucurella; Mount, Havertz, Sterling
RED BULL SALZBURG
Out: Maximilian Wober, Luka Sucic (both groin), Oumar Solet, Justin Omoregie (both hamstring), Bryan Okoh (knee), Mamady Diambou (ankle), Ousmane Diakite (knee), Samson Tijani (leg)
Doubtful: Kamil Piatkowski (muscle), Sekou Koita (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kohn; Dedic, Pavlovic, Ulmer, Bernardo; Capaldo, Seiwald, Kjaergaard; Kameri; Sesko, Okafor
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