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By KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER and MATT BARLOW, FOOTBALL WRITER and WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER Updated: 06: 00 AEDT, 23 October 2025 6 View comments Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Chelsea host Ajax at Stamford Bridge, whilst Tottenham travel to Stade Louis II to take on AS Monaco, with Kieran Gill and Matt Barlow reporting from the grounds.   By William Pickworth The Chelsea boss was asked about his side's recent poor disciplinary record. By William Pickworth By William Pickworth Enzo Maresca is leaving it to Chelsea’s players to punish themselves for their glut of red cards, with the Italian head coach revealing there is an internal fine system in place between his stars. In the build-up to facing Ajax in the Champions League on Wednesday night, the Blues have seen red in five of their last six games in all competitions, including one for Maresca. Malo Gusto became the latest to be dismissed for a silly second yellow in their away win at Nottingham Forest. Read the full story below. .. By William Pickworth Or so Ajax boss John Heitinga will hope tonight against a youthful Chelsea side. Liverpool loanee James Mc Connell starts for the Dutch side as does former Man United man Wout Weghorst. Everton flop Davy Klaassen is on the bench. Ajax are currently fourth in the Eredivisie, nine points behind leaders Feyenoord. By William Pickworth By William Pickworth The defender is currently out with a hamstring injury, but you'd hope he receives a good reception from Tottenham fans anyway tonight if he is inside the ground. 10 years of service and 365 appearances is hugely impressive in the modern era after all. By William Pickworth We mentioned that Ryan Kavuma-Mc Queen was on the bench for Chelsea tonight for the first time. But who is the 16-year-old that you may never have heard of? Don't worry, we've got you covered with this piece from last month which came after Kavuma-Mc Queen scored four - and set up another - in England Under 17s 7-5 victory over their German counterparts. By William Pickworth Thomas Frank has been speaking ahead of tonight's game on his initial challenges at Tottenham and where his side must improve. By William Pickworth Two European heavyweights clash at the Bernabeu tonight where Real Madrid take on Juventus. Jude Bellingham starts for the hosts as he continues to step up to fitness following his shoulder injury. Real take on an Italian side who have endured a difficult few years on and off the pitch. Between 2014 and 2017 they reached two Champions League finals - and lost both - but since then they have been getting further away from that. You may remember that the second of those defeats came against a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Real. By William Pickworth We have nine matches in total tonight across Europe and there are plenty of exciting match-ups in store. There were two games which kicked off at 17: 45 so they are midway through the second half right now, but all the others are at 20: 00. Athletic Club 1-1 Qarabag Galatasaray 2-0 Bodo/Glimt Atlanta vs Slavia Prague Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge Chelsea vs Ajax Eintracht Frankfurt vs Liverpool Monaco vs Tottenham Real Madrid vs Juventus Sporting CP vs Marseille By William Pickworth Thomas Frank makes three changes to the side that lost 2-1 to Aston Villa on Sunday. Gray, Richarlison and Bergvall replace Spence, Tel and Simons, with the Dutch playmaker not even in the squad. (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven (C), Gray; Palhinha, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Odobert; Richarlison By William Pickworth Sentimental Spurs fans will get the chance to see Eric Dier tonight, albeit not on the pitch due to injury, with the 31-year-old now plying his trade for Monaco after a summer move from Bayern Munich. Dier, a 49-cap England international, is a player that has split opinion throughout his career, yet there is no doubting he was an important figure for Tottenham during the best spell of the Mauricio Pochettino era. Over 10 years in north London, he played 365 times for the club and whatever you think of Dier, he did have plenty of good moments. By William Pickworth Enzo Maresca makes TEN changes from Saturday's win against Nottingham Forest. That is quite the call from the Italian but is indicative of the hectic fixture schedule clubs in Europe face, alongside the Blues' squad depth. Marc Guiu earns a start after his strong recent cameos off the bench (alongside Joao Pedro's suspension), while Enzo Fernandez returns from injury and Filip Jorgensen gets the nod in goal. (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; Caicedo, Fofana, Tosin, Hato; Lavia, Enzo (C); Estevao, Buonanotte, Gittens; Guiu By William Pickworth And the atmosphere is building around Stamford Bridge. By William Pickworth There was significant excitement when Tottenham completed the signing of Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig for £52million towards the end of the summer transfer window. But, as of yet, the Dutchman is yet to dazzle and in some quarters patience is starting to wear a little thin. So, what has been going wrong? Well, Daily Mail Sport has tried to find out. .. By William Pickworth It was a tale of two halves as a second half dismantling of Nottingham Forest by Chelsea saw off Ange Postecoglou's ill-fated reign at the City Ground. Enzo Maresca's side badly struggled in the first period, but a triple half-time change by the Italian turned the tide as the Blues jumped up to fifth in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory. Given the second half display, Maresca's team selection will be interesting tonight, but in the meantime you can catch up with their clash agaisnt Forest below. By William Pickworth For all the latest Chelsea news from the boardroom to the academy, be sure to read today's unmissable column on the club from KIERAN GILL. This week's Chelsea Confidential has updates on a former Liverpool guru's arrival, Enzo Maresca's future and also the plan for the next Blues wonderkid. You can read all of that and more below. .. By William Pickworth One win and one defeat so far for Chelsea on their return to the Champions League after two years away. They were beaten 3-1 by Bayern Munich in their opener, which although disappointing, isn't a terrible result given Vincent Kompany's side are arguably the continent's in-form team. Enzo Maresca's men responded with a 1-0 victory over Benfica as Jose Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge. The Blues come in to tonight following back-to-back wins against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League - and they showed signs of their best football during those games. Ajax currently sit bottom of the League Phase and the Dutch giants are not the side they once were, so Maresca will expect his side to continue their good form. By William Pickworth By William Pickworth It's been an interesting start to the season for Tottenham, who are yet to fully click under Thomas Frank. They sit sixth in the Premier League and the story has been similar in Europe. Spurs did beat Villarreal 1-0 in their first game of the Champions League in what was a slightly drab affair, before they fought back from 2-0 down to draw against Bodo/Glimt last month. Four points from two games is not bad at all, but with matches to come against PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in the League Phase, a win would be very much welcomed this evening. By William Pickworth On our blog over here, we'll be focusing on Chelsea vs Ajax and Monaco vs Tottenham along with updates from other games this evening. However, if you're particularly keen on Liverpool's clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, we've got a whole dedicated blog just to that game. You can follow that with my colleague Tum Balogun below. .. By William Pickworth Arsenal and Manchester City secured comfortable wins against Atletico Madrid and Villarreal respectively last night, but this evening it's over to Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool. This is the third week of Champions League action this season and the trio each have won one win so far. The Blues host Ajax, while Spurs travel to Monaco and Arne Slot's struggling side take on Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. It promises to be an exciting evening! By William Pickworth And welcome to Daily Mail Sport's live coverage of Wednesday night's Champions League action. Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool are the English teams with games on, while there are several blockbuster ties elsewhere. Be sure to stay with us across the night for all the build-up, team news and updates from around the grounds. Maresca needs to be reminded this ain’ t conf. ..

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