Chelsea take on Slavia Prague tonight in the Europa League quarter-final second leg and Maurizio Sarri has sprung something of a surprise in his team selection.
The Italian is obviously taking the competition and the match very strongly as he has gone with Eden Hazard in his first team.
For the Europa League, the Belgian has often been left on the bench and used in case of emergencies, however Sarri obviously feels that it is necessary for him to play as strong a side as possible from the beginning of the game so that he can kill the tie off quickly.
The Blues are also aided by the fact that they don't have a Premier League match until Monday night when Burnley are the visitors to Stamford Bridge.
As long as Hazard doesn't pick up a knock tonight then he should be fit enough to face the Clarets and with enough rest in between.
However, there is no doubt that to several Chelsea fans it comes as a surprise that the Belgian has been risked in the match and not given more rest.
And they took to social media to express their shock, worry, delight and every other emotion that came with the announcement.
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