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 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.

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.

Chelsea were forced to settle for a disappointing draw against Qarabag in the Champions League despite goals from Estevao and Alejando Garnacho. Despite the Bra

Chelsea travel to Azerbaijan to take on Qarabag on matchday four of the Champions League. The Blues have two wins from their first three games on the continent this term, having beaten Benfica and Ajax in their two home matches.

Chelsea have condemned the alleged racist abuse that their team faced during their five-goal victory over Qarabag in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday. The game, played in Baku, was marred by allegations of racist abuse from the stands, with a video circulated on social media showing at least one fan making monkey gestures towards Chelsea players.

Kochalski, Silva, Medina, Mustafazade, Jafarguliyev, Jankovic, Kady, Pedro Bicalho, Zoubir, Leandro Andrade, Duran. Chelsea have rotated heavily for this Champions League game in Kazakhstan, drafting in exciting teenagers Estevao Willian,

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