Maresca hints there will be changes to his Chelsea side against Bayern Munich – and does not rule out Palmer returning to starting line-up | OneFootball

Enzo Maresca hinted that he will make changes to his Chelsea side for the clash with Bayern Munich.

The Blues take on the German champions at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

Cole Palmer was among the players not to start their previous game against Brentford having only recently recovered from a groin injury but could return to the starting 11 tomorrow.

“We try every game, even against Brentford, we try with our best 11,” Maresca explained.

“Game by game we are going to manage different problems. As I said in the last game, Cole was not 100% fit to play 90 minutes. Different players were out.

“Tomorrow we are going to try to put our best 11 out for tomorrow’s game. Cole, three days ago, didn’t play from the start because he was not able to do that. We’ll see tomorrow.”

Maresca sprung some surprises with his team selection against Brentford, also leaving Reece James and Marc Cucurella on the bench.

But he has stressed the importance of rotation in the early stages of the season and hinted there will be changes to his side on Wednesday.

“It helps a lot if you are able to rotate players, especially probably at the beginning of the season,” he said.

“It is a long season, many games, so I think you have to do that because you are also looking after players, avoiding injury. But it is something that is dictated game by game. It is not something that you can plan because probably you plan something and then any problem or any injury is not possible.

“We are going to try to rotate players knowing that, as you said, the Champions League is a bit different from last season’s competition.”