Chelsea are back at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening as they continue their two-front quest for Champions League qualification and a first Europa League title since 2013.
The Blues' form has picked up of late after a dire run that included humiliating defeats to Bournemouth and Manchester City, with an improved performance in a losing effort in the EFL Cup final followed by consecutive London derby victories over Tottenham and Fulham.
The beginnings of such an upturn has helped to ease the pressure on under-fire manager Maurizio Sarri, who this week claimed to have already held talks with the Chelsea hierarchy about pre-season plans.
His side are currently sixth in the Premier League, two points adrift of fourth-place Manchester United but with a potentially crucial game in hand to come against Brighton.
If their top-four bid fails, Chelsea could still return to Europe's elite club competition with a second Europa League triumph after topping a straightforward Group L and comfortably seeing off Swedish outfit Malmo.
Next up is a two-legged last-16 affair against Dynamo Kiev, whom they last met in the Champions League in 2015.
The visitors topped a group containing Rennes, FC Astana and FK Jablonec before edging out Olympiacos in the round of 32.
Coached by Alyaksandr Khatskevich, Kiev - missing key attackers in Fran Sol and Benjamin Verbic - lie second in the Ukrainian top-flight, seven points behind rivals Shakhtar Donetsk.
Can Chelsea secure a comfortable advantage to take to Ukraine next week? Here is how you can follow the action...
TV channel and live stream online coverage
Chelsea vs Dynamo Kiev will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD, with coverage starting from 7.30pm GMT.
BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
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Standard Sport will also have coverage from our Chelsea vs Dynamo Kiev LIVE blog.
