The firsts preserve coming for newly-appointed Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior, who will make his Champions League debut with the Blues on Wednesday, following current introductions to the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup, softfootball reported.
Chelsea’s league-phase marketing campaign has been inconsistent to this point. Earlier than Enzo Maresca’s exit, the Blues picked up three wins, one draw and two defeats from their opening six matches, with the newest being a painful 2-1 away loss to Atalanta.
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These outcomes go away Chelsea thirteenth within the desk, however simply three factors separate them from third-placed Paris Saint-Germain, highlighting how tight the standings are.
Crucially, Chelsea’s issues in Europe have all come away from dwelling. At Stamford Bridge, they’ve overwhelmed Barcelona, Ajax and Benfica, extending a formidable unbeaten run of 17 European group or league-phase matches.
The Blues are additionally on a 21-game European scoring streak and are available into this match after a stable 2-0 Premier League win over Brentford.
Forward of the sport, Chelsea confirmed the fixture on their official X deal with, with one fan replying:
Hope you’ve bought your sport faces on, lads! Let’s present Pafos what correct soccer appears to be like like time to make it an evening to recollect!
The response displays rising optimism across the membership.
Pafos, in the meantime, have impressed of their first Champions League marketing campaign, taking factors from Villarreal, Monaco, Olympiacos and Kairat. Nevertheless, they sit twenty sixth and stay winless away from dwelling within the competitors, having failed to attain on their travels.
Crew Information
Chelsea are monitoring Tosin Adarabioyo’s hamstring, whereas Mudryk, Lavia and Colwill are dominated out. Pafos could also be stretched defensively after accidents to David Luiz, David Goldar and Joao Correira.
Attainable lineup
Chelsea doable beginning lineup:
Sanchez; Acheampong, Fofana, Badiashile, Hato; Fernandez, Santos; George, Pedro, Garnacho; Delap
Pafos FC doable beginning lineup:
Michail; Bruno, Luckassen, Langa, Pileas; Pepe, Sunjic, Quina; Dragomic, Silva, Orsic
Prediction
Most main platforms count on Chelsea to dominate, with a 4-0 dwelling win extensively tipped as Rosenior’s aspect push again towards the highest eight.
The place to observe
The UEFA Champions League match between Chelsea and Pafos FC will probably be performed on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, with kick-off at 8:00 PM GMT (9:00 PM WAT in Lagos).
In Nigeria, the sport will probably be proven reside on SuperSport, particularly on SS Premier League (Channel 223) on DStv, and it could even be accessible to stream through DStv Stream, relying in your subscription package deal.
Within the UK, the match will probably be broadcast on TNT Sports activities 3, with reside streaming accessible on the Discovery+ app and web site.
In the USA, followers can watch through Paramount+, together with the Paramount+ Amazon Channel and ViX.
Chelsea official platforms is not going to present the match reside, however followers can comply with reside audio commentary and watch highlights after full-time on the membership’s app and web site.
