Confirmed Chelsea Women line up vs Real Madrid
Emma Hayes has named her team to take on Real Madrid in tonight's opening group game of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Chelsea Women are in Spain to face Real Madrid at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in a match you can watch live on the official Chelsea website and app from 7.45pm.
The Blues team sheet shows two changes by Hayes from the side which beat Everton 3-0 in the Women’s Super League last time out.
The first of those comes in the attack, where Fran Kirby comes in for Jelena Cankovic to support striker Sam Kerr, with Jessie Fleming and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd on the flanks.
Sjoeke Nusken and Erin Cuthbert continue in midfield, as does goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger. However, there is a change at right-back, where Ashley Lawrence replaces Eve Perisset. Millie Bright captains the side next to Jess Carter at centre-back, with Niamh Charles on the left of our defence.
Chelsea: Berger, Lawrence, Bright (c), Carter, Charles, Cuthbert, Nusken, Rytting Kaneryd, Kirby, Fleming, Kerr
Substitutes: Musovic, Hampton, Buchanan, Mjelde, Nouwen, Perisset, Ingle, Cankovic, James, Beever-Jones, Fishel
Real Madrid: Misa, Oihane, Ivana (c), Kathellen, Olga, Toletti, Teresa, Athenea, Zornoza, Caicedo, Bruun
Substitutes: Chavas, Tellez, Robles, Rocio, Oroz, Raso, Moller, Feller, Svava, Olofsson, Olaya, Lopez