Chelsea captain Reece James believes the club are ready to embark on their first Champions League campaign in three seasons. The Blues last played in Europe's elite competition during the 2022-23 season.

Chelsea have made a late change to their Champions League squad with Facundo Buonanotte now set to be included, according to BBC. The Argentine midfielder will be part of the squad that’ll face Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in Chelsea’s curtain-raiser on Wednesday evening.

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The Senegal striker is set to face his parent club in the Champions League with a point to prove as he strives to show he belongs in Munich

Just 16 days after leaving on loan, Nicolas Jackson could come back to haunt Chelsea with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is reportedly close to becoming Benfica manager, which would see the Portuguese coach head to his old club in the Champions League

Nicolas Jackson’s agent, Diomansy Kamara, says that the striker will never play for Chelsea again following his dramatic loan switch to Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day. The 24-year-old striker was made surplus to requirements after Chelsea splashed the cash on Joao Pedro and Liam Delap this summer.

Alejandro Garnacho received an emergency call from the Argentina boss after making his Chelsea debut. The 21-year-old winger came off the bench for the Blues against Brentford on Saturday.

Strasbourg and Chelsea are both owned by BlueCo, a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. BlueCo completed a £2.3billion ($2.93bn) takeover of Chelsea in 2022 and purchased 99.97 per cent of Strasbourg for €76.3m the following year.