Chelsea return to action on Thursday evening away to FC Copenhagen in the Europa Conference League.

The Blues' elimination from the FA Cup saw them have the weekend off to help prepare for their last-16 clash in Denmark. Chelsea have not played since their 4-0 win over Southampton on February 25 - which ended a run of three successive defeats.

Enzo Maresca's side will now be hoping to end the season strongly domestically and in Europe as they chase a top four finish in the Premier League. Chelsea will also know that the Conference League is an excellent opportunity to win their first trophy since 2021.

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And several Blues players have hinted they will feature in Thursday evening's game. Moises Caicedo, Malo Gusto and Benoit Badiashile are among the Chelsea players who have posted pre-match graphics on to their Instagram stories, hinting that they may start in Copenhagen.

Historically, players who share the graphics have tended to be in the team come kick-off. Badiashile's hint comes after Maresca confirmed that he and Trevoh Chalobah were ready to play after recovering from injury.

"They are both ready," Maresca said during his pre-match press conference. "Trevoh was not something serious so he is okay.

"Benoit has been training in the past week or 10 days - probably even more. Wes [Fofana] is not in the squad, but also he's back. Romeo has started to train with us in the last two days. Slowly, slowly, we are getting players back and ready for the final rush of the season."

On how serious they are taking the Conference League, their Italian head coach continued: "From now on, all the Conference League games and all the Premier League games, they are all important. We are going to take one by one until the end, while trying to win as many games as possible."