Panathinaikos vs Chelsea LIVE SCORE: Latest Conference League updates as Blues look to continue perfect start in Europe

Good day from Athens

Welcome to SunSport's unrecorded blog sum of the Conference League clash betwixt Panathinaikos and Chelsea astatine Athens Olympic Stadium (OAKA) successful the League Phase - Kostas here, and I volition beryllium bringing you each the enactment from Greece.

The Blues airs arsenic the strongest favourites to triumph this European competition, which would seal a hat-trick of continental trophies aft conquering the Champions League and Europa League successful caller years.

However, the West Londoners volition person to bash it without Marcus Bettinelli, Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia and prima antheral Cole Palmer astatine slightest during the archetypal circular arsenic they person been omitted from the squad list.

Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca has besides travelled to Athens without Levi Colwill, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson.who stayed successful London to remainder up of Sunday's crunch Premier League clash with Newcastle astatine Stamford Bridge.

Panathinaikos manager Diego Alonso, connected the different hand, is without Dimitris Limnios, Zeca, Tonny Vilhena, Erik Palmer-Brown, Hordur Magnusson, Ruben Perez, Alexis Trouillet, Lazlo Kleinheisler and Benjamin Verbic who are ineligible aft missing retired connected the squad list.

Alonso is besides deprived of Philipp Max who is nursing a sprain and prima striker Fotis Ioannidis who has been sidelined with an adductor injury.

However the Uruguayan tactician has been fixed a boost with Andraz Sporar passing acceptable successful clip aft overcoming a knock.

Nevertheless, PAO are successful a clip of mourning aft the abrupt decease of prima subordinate George Baldock who tragically died 2 weeks ago.