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Do Chelsea have a disciplinary problem? - Maresca responds

Chelsea host Ajax in the Champions League tonight looking to continue the momentum they have built up over the last three games.

The Blues have beaten Benfica, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in successive matches and are building some consistency for boss Enzo Maresca. They have scored six goals in those wins and conceded just once - against Premier League champions Liverpool.

A bruising 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich got their Champions League campaign off to a poort start but they rectified that result by beating Benfica last time out. A victory over Ajax would propel them up the table and leave them in a good position for the remainder of the league phase.

The Dutch side have not won in three games and lost both of their Champions League outings so far. That leaves Chelsea as favourites to win this evening but Maresca will know a positive performance is also required from his team.

Chelsea team to face Ajax

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Chelsea will learn from Ajax clash

“It’s a nice competition because you play against fantastic clubs,” Enzo Maresca enthused ahead of tonight’s match.

“In the first game, Bayern Munich away, we were not happy with the result, but we tried to play face to face for 90 minutes against a club that in the last six or seven years always reached the quarter-finals, semi-finals, final.

“Benfica we tried to prepare in the best way to win, which we did. When you play these kinds of clubs – Bayern, Benfica, Ajax – there are always things you can learn after the game. It’s going to be exactly the same after the final whistle against Ajax.”