Chelsea are back in action and looking to bounce back from their Anfield defeat to Liverpool when they travel to Athens to take on Panathinaikos in Matchweek 2 of the Conference League.

Enzo Maresca has rotated his squad heavily in Cup and Conference League matches so far, resting his top players for Premier League matches. This game is no different as Maresca have opted to leave Levi Colwill, Reece James, Moises Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson back in London so they can be ready for Saturday’s match against Newcastle.

These players join other regulars who will not feature in the match, such as Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia, who were not even included in Chelsea’s squad for the competitive stages of the Conference League.

Even considering the absences The Blues still more than enough talent to beat a team currently sixth in the Greek Super League. Chelsea’s squad depth is a strength of the team and Maresca has done his best to take advantage of it.

Here’s how Chelsea could line up against Panathinaikos in the Conference League.

GK: Filip Jörgensen—The Danish goalkeeper has been Chelsea’s cup goalkeeper since his arrival from Villarreal this summer. He complied with concussion protocols after suffering a head injury while playing for the Danish U-21 team.

LB: Renato Veiga—The Portuguese international surprisingly missed the starting XI against Liverpool due to James’ season debut. He played solidly at left back and scored his first Chelsea goal in the team’s final Conference League match against Gent.

CB: Benoit Badiashile—The 23-year-old Frenchman seems to be the clear backup to Levi Colwill. After showing plenty of promise during his first few months at the Blues, he appears to have fallen into depth since the arrival of more prominent centre-backs such as Colwill.

CB: Tosin Adarabioyo— Adarabioyo started against Liverpool and struggled with the pace of the Reds’ attacking players.

RB: Axel Disasi—Signed as a centre-back, Disasi has been playing most of his minutes as a right-back of late, giving both Gusto and James some rest. He had an assist against Ghent.

CM: Enzo Fernández—Fernández may be in great danger of seeing his minutes in the Premier League decrease. Caicedo and Lavia were bright spots in the defeat at Anfield and Fernández seems like the odd one out. The 2022 World Cup champions must take this opportunity to show Maresca that he is still one of the club’s best midfielders.

CM: Kieran Dewsbury-Hall—The former Leicester City player followed Maresca to Chelsea this summer and looked sharp in the match against Gent, where he scored his first goal for the Blues.

LW: Mykhaylo Mudryk—Many thought the Ukrainian’s speed and directness could be valuable against Liverpool, but Maresca didn’t even include him in the squad. Mudryk must put in strong performances, otherwise his future at Chelsea will be in jeopardy.

AM: Joao Félix—Félix has scored just once since returning to Chelsea. With Palmer as his main competition, there is no clear path for him to more minutes in the league.

RW: Pedro Neto— Neto played 45 minutes after coming on for Jadon Sancho this weekend after the English side were unable to get past Trent Alexander-Arnold. If he continues to perform strongly in the Conference League, both Sancho and Noni Madueke could make way for him in the Premier League.

ST: Christopher Nkunku— Despite his limited role, Nkunku has found the back of the net seven times for Chelsea this season. The positive development of Nicolas Jackson has relegated Nkunku to the bench in the Premier League, but if he continues to score in his limited minutes, Maresca will soon have to consider switching up his system and playing with both of his strikers at the same time.

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