Chelsea escape a historic defeat through substitute Alejandro Garnacho's second-half equaliser, avoiding the embarrassment of becoming the first English team to lose to Azerbaijani side Qarabag.

Chelsea stumbled in the UEFA Champions League, drawing 2-2 with Qarabag. The Blues lacked cutting edge in the final third and made too many mistakes at the back.Chelsea started well with Estevao

Enzo Maresca turned to his bench at half-time and it paid immediate dividends as Alejandro Garnacho powered home an equaliser shortly after the restart, but the Blues were unable to find a winning goal as they dropped more points in the league phase.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended his team selections after they dropped Champions League points in a 2-2 draw with Qarabag.

Chelsea could only earn a point against Qarabag in the Champions League and were forced to come from behind in Azerbaijan after some defensive errors that proved frustrating for Enzo Maresca

Chelsea continue their Champions League campaign as they take on Qarabag after a long trip to Azerbaijan. A midweek 5,000-mile round trip to Baku will test the Chelsea squad as they look to continue a productive European run after an opening defeat to Bayern Munich.

Enzo Maresca had made seven changes from the line-up that faced Tottenham on the weekend, but, faced with a deficit at half-time, he was forced to turn to trusted lieutenants. Fernandez, Garnacho, and Delap replaced Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, and Tyrique George.

Enzo Maresca has provided an update on the injury suffered by Chelsea ’s Romeo Lavia against Qarabag. The midfielder has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons and suffered his latest injury setback in Wednesday evening’s 2-2 draw at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku.