Football news - Chelsea name strong team for Europa League early kick-off

Updated 20/09/2018 at 17:14 GMT+1

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has named a strong starting line-up for the Blues' Europa League opener against PAOK.

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri goes head-to-head with Newcastle's Rafael Benitez on Sunday

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The travelling Premier League side have named a string of big names in their line-up, including Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, Willian and Alvaro Morata.

There's still no room for midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the side, but Ross Barkley does make an appearance.

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Youngsters Ethan Ampadu and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who both travelled with the squad, aren't even on the subs bench.

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