1.FC Heidenheim vs. Chelsea, UEFA Conference League: Live blog; Highlights

Welcome to the fourth of six games in the UEFA Conference League, featuring two of the six teams that have won all three games so far. Chelsea are of course still the heavy favorites for this game, but it is a historic event for Heidenheim and they hope it will be a “magical evening”.

After taking just a base squad, Enzo Maresca makes all the expected changes for a near-full rotation. Nkunku and Guiu both start!

Let’s go!

Heidenheim starting eleven:
Müller | Siersleben, Mainka (c), Léo Scienza, Wanner, Honsak, Traoré, Kaufmann, Theuerkauf, Maloney, Dorsch

Substitutes: Eicher, Feller, Busch, Schöppner, Gimber, Breunig, Föhrenbach, Kerber, Beck, Negele, Conteh, Janes

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Jorgensen | Veiga, Badiashile, Tosin, Disasi (c) | Dewsbury Hall, Casadei | Mudryk, Nkunku, Sancho | Guiu

Substitutes: Sánchez, Bergström, Colwill, Madueke, Félix, Chukwuemeka, George, Dyer, Rak-Sakyi, Mheuka

Date/Time: Thursday, November 28, 2024, 17:45 GMT; 12:45 p.m. EST; 11:15 PM IST
Venue: Voith Arena née Albstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (on the field); Rob Dieperink (VAR)

On TV: TNT Sports 1 (UK); none (USA); Sony TEN 2 (India); SuperSport MaXimo 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Discovery+ (UK); Paramount+ (U.S.); Sony LIV (India); DStv Now (NGA)

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Be great to each other and keep celebrating, guys!