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Chelsea need a point to rank first in Group L of the Europa League
Last updated: 28/11/18 17h32
Eden Hazard will not be showing Thursday night in Chelsea
Eden Hazard will miss Chelsea when he hosts PAOK in the Europa League as he looks to take the lead in Group L.
Hazard suffered ankle injury following Tottenham's loss last Saturday, but should be ready to face Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, live Sky sports.
After their first defeat of the season at Wembley, Maurizio Sarri said: "I have a meeting of five or ten minutes with individuals, individual meetings with the players.
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"The goals are very clear in my mind: in the short term, win something, and in the long run, become the best team in Europe, I want us to learn from our lessons."
Willian scored the winning goal for Chelsea during his visit to PAOK earlier this season, and the Blues only need one point to take the lead in Group L on Thursday, though they have won each match of the Europa League with an assured qualification.
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The PAOK would be eliminated if he lost at Stamford Bridge and if Vidi beat BATE Borisov, the three points allowed the Hungarians to qualify for the last 32.
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Victor Moses (back) also joins Hazard on the sidelines, with head coach Sarri likely to make changes before 10 games in December.
Fernando Varela had a shot for PAOK this weekend, but should be able to play at Stamford Bridge.
Willian scored the winner against PAOK in the first leg while Chelsea won 1-0
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This is only the second European meeting between Chelsea and PAOK Thessaloniki, after Chelsea won 1-0 away on MD1.
The PAOK Salonika is only the third Greek part to travel to Stamford Bridge in European competition. Aris sank 5-1 in September 1970 and Olympiakos sank 3-0 in March 2008.
Chelsea could only become the second English club to win each of their first five Europa League group stage matches after Tottenham Hotspur in 2013-14.
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Chelsea has never lost a UEFA Cup / Europa League match at Stamford Bridge (W8 D2), winning each of their last five.
Willian either scored or attended each of his three Europa League debuts for Chelsea this season (1 goal, 2 assists).
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