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After a middling start to their Premier League season, Chelsea will be hoping that a return to European competition offers a chance for them to build momentum across the board. However, they will travel to Croatia acutely aware that the Maksimir Stadium has been something of a graveyard for British sides.
Tottenham and Arsenal have lost away to Dinamo Zagreb in recent years and the Croatian champions are unbeaten in 19 home games across all competitions, crushing Bodo/Glimt 4-1 in the play off round to overturn a first leg deficit and reach the group stages. They have not got any further than that under the competition’s most recent formats and are not likely to do so this time round. However, Ante Cacic’s side could well cause an upset or two over the coming weeks. Here is how you can watch the match and what you need to know:
Viewing information and odds
- Date: Tuesday, Sep. 6 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Maksimir Stadium — Zagreb, Croatia
- Live stream: Paramount+
- Odds: Dinamo +600; Draw +333; Chelsea -225 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
Storylines
Dinamo: The Croatian side’s involvement in the Champions League can often offer an insight into the best and brightest talents emerging from a nation that consistently punches above its weight when it comes to talent production. One player to keep a particularly close eye on will be Marko Bulat, a 20 year old midfielder who shone with newly promoted Sibenik in last year’s top flight and has now made the move to Dinamo.
A more familiar name to the global audience might be Mislav Orsic, the man who sent Tottenham crashing out of the Europa League in 2021 with a hat trick. He scored the crucial aggregate equalizer against…
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