Chelsea continue their UEFA Conference League journey with a long flight to Kazakhstan to face FC Astana on Dec. 12.
The Blues are coming off six consecutive wins in all competitions, with the latest being a thrilling London derby win against Tottenham that saw them climb to sole possession of second place in the Premier League.
With a travel time of approximately eight hours and temperatures expected to reach freezing levels during the game, Chelsea will rely on plenty of academy talent to continue their perfect record in the competition so far, whilst also protecting and resting key players for Sunday's Premier League clash against Brentford.
Enzo Maresca left out a considerable amount of big name players from the trip, including Conference League regulars, Christopher Nkunku, João Félix, Benoît Badiashile and Mykhaylo Mudryk. Plenty of young academy players appear poised to get significant minutes at the Almaty Ortalyk Stadion, with Maresca previewing possible first team debuts.
Here's how Chelsea could lineup against FC Astana in the UEFA Conference League.






