Welcome to the first matchday of the “league phase” of the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League. This is the first of six games we will play, three home and three away, to determine our placement among the 36 teams in the competition. The best 8 go straight to the round of 16, the next 16 play an additional knockout round, the last 8 go home.

It's our 300th European Cup game!

We are expected to win, so let us deliver.

For us today it is the B squad that the people voted on. Andri Gudjohnsen, son of Eidur, starts for Gent.

Let's go!

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

Substitutes: Sánchez, Bergström, Cucurella, Colwill, Enzo, Madueke, Caicedo, George, Dyer, Guiu

Gent starts XI:
roof | Brown, Watanabe, A. Gudjohnsen, Gambor, S. Mitrovic (c), Ito, Delorge, Surdez, Fadiga, Torunarigha

Deputies: Schmidt, Gandelman, Vancsa, Gerkens, Sonko, Samoise, Tiago Araújo, Dean, Kums, Núrio Fortuna, De Vlieger, Hélio Varela

Date/Time: Thursday 3 October 2024, 8pm BST; 3:00 p.m. EDT; 12:30 PM IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Daniel Schlager (on the pitch); Soren Storks (VAR)

On TV: TNT Sports (UK); none (USA); Sony TEN 5 (India); SuperSport MáXimo 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Discovery+ (UK); Paramount+ (U.S.); Sony LIV (India); DStv Now, SuperSport GoTV (NGA)

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Be great to each other and keep celebrating, guys!