UCL: Everything Enzo Maresca said ahead of Bayern Munich clash

The caput manager of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, has spoken up of his archetypal UEFA Champions League crippled of his managerial vocation arsenic his squad faces Bayern Munich astatine the Allianz Arena.

The Italian was speaking successful his pre-match property league up of the crippled against the Bundesliga Champions. He spoke astir the spot of Bayern Munich and besides discussed Nicolas Jackson, who joined the nine connected indebtedness during the summertime transportation model of 2025.

He was asked what to expect from his squad against Bayern.

"We effort each game, adjacent against Brentford, with our champion 11. Game by crippled you negociate antithetic problems. Last crippled Cole wasn't acceptable to play 90 minutes, players similar Estevao were out. Tomorrow we volition effort to enactment our champion 11."

What did Maresca accidental astir Nicolas Jackson?

He said,

"I said the different day, I'm grateful, thankful to Nico [Nicolas Jackson] due to the fact that if we achieved what we achieved past year, it's due to the fact that of each the players including Nicolas. I substance him aft helium near the nine telling him acknowledgment for past season, wishing him each the best. He's a bully guy, was moving well. Nicolas Jackson near because] we bought 2 striker - Liam Delap and Joao Pedro. I deliberation 2 is enough. Me with Nico [Nicolas Jackson]? Personally, I didn't person immoderate benignant of occupation with Nico and I don't. He's a bully guy, bully nonrecreational who worked good with us."

He continued,

"There tin beryllium a tiny vantage [with Nicolas Jackson being successful the Bayern Munich squad aft playing astatine #Chelsea], helium [Vincent Kompany] tin inquire Nico however we enactment and play. He was with america for an full play truthful knows however we attack games but astatine the extremity we volition see."

Maresca volition anticipation that Chelsea begins their Champions League vocation with a triumph against Bayern pursuing the disappointing effect against Brentford.

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