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Coach Maresca Defends Substitutions After Chelsea's Champions League Loss
12/10/2025
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- Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended substituting Trevoh Chalobah and Enzo Fernandez in the 2-1 Champions League defeat to Atalanta.
- Maresca said Chalobah was on a yellow card and both players were fatigued.
- The substitutions disrupted Chelsea's rhythm, and Atalanta scored the winner.
- Chelsea now faces a path to the last 16, needing victories against Pafos and Napoli.
- Maresca emphasized winning to avoid a playoff.
