The Blues are in Germany tonight looking to continue their fine Conference League campaign, taking on a team who could not be more different in stature. While Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is just in his sixth month at the helm, Heidenheim boss Frank Schmidt has been in the role since 2007, a remarkable 17 years.
In that time, Schmidt has taken the club from the fifth tier of German football, all the way to the Bundesliga and now European competition. Tonight they host the favourites for the competition in Chelsea in a landmark match for the club, days after facing the Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in domestic action.
Heidenheim have been no pushovers this season, though, and have won all three of their Conference League games to date, against Olimpija Ljubljana, Pafos and earlier this month Scottish side Hearts. Maresca will need to make sure his ‘B’ team avoid a potential banana skin to maintain their own 100 per cent record in the competition. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Malik Ouzia.
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How to watch
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate, with coverage starting at 5pm GMT for a 5.45pm kick-off.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Discovery+ app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
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It’s an intriguing clash in the Europa Conference League, as both sides go into the game with 100 per cent winning records in the competition thus far and that means something has to give.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 5.45pm GMT from the Voith-Arena.