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'Sensational team' - Chelsea fans react to what Frank Lampard has done ahead of Krasnodar clash

Chelsea will be going in search of their first victory since the recent international break when they lock horns with FC Krasnodar at the Krasnodar Stadium this evening.

After three successive draws against Southampton, Sevilla and Manchester United respectively, the Blues are in desperate need of getting back to winning ways as soon as possible.

Tonight's clash with Krasnodar, which is their second Champions League outing of the season, seems like a golden opportunity, with the Russian outfit overwhelming underdogs.

And to ensure the Blues do head back to England with a positive result in the bag, Frank Lampard - the Chelsea head coach - has named a strong-looking line-up, including a first competitive start for summer signing Hakim Ziyech.

Ziyech has been handed a starting role alongside the likes of fellow summer recruits Kai Havertz and Timo Werner, emphasising just how eager Lampard is for any slip-ups to be avoided.

As well as Ziyech being handed a start in Russia, England international Callum Hudson-Odoi has also bagged himself a place in the starting line-up, once again highlighting just how attack-minded Lampard has set his team up.

And whilst Chelsea's supporters are delighted with the approach Lampard has taken, the main talking point has been his decision to include both Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi in the starting line-up.

They're inclusions in the team has caused quite a reaction on social media. Here, we have taken a close look at how Chelsea's supporters have responded to the team news...

Chelsea starting line-up: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Zouma, Chilwell; Jorginho, Kovacic; Ziyech, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi; Werner. Substitutes: Caballero, Ziger, James, Tomori, Christensen, Emerson, Kante, Mount, Pulisic, Giroud, Mount.

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