Chelsea have confirmed a travelling squad of 20 have made the journey to Kazakhstan to face FC Astana in the Conference League.
have touched down ahead of Thursday's League Phase clash against FC Astana, with the Blues looking to claim a fifth win from as many games to secure progression into the knockout stages.
Head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed many of his first-team players would be left back in England at their Cobham training base, however the likes of Filip Jorgensen, Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Renato Veiga, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Pedro Neto have all travelled. Josh Acheampong is set to start for Chelsea on Thursday after contract talks with the club progressedof the trip. Although he was expected to travel, Christopher Nkunku has remained in England and will now prepare with the others for the Premier League clash against Brentford this weekend.
"Overall, I think we are going to have one or two from the second team playing from the start and then the rest, we will see," confirmed Maresca on Wednesday prior to them boarding the plane. "The rest are all first-team players. The message to the young ones is just to enjoy the moment because it is always nice to be with the first team and be involved in a European competition. It is very important."
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