Chelsea vs Ajax: Enzo Maresca’s young stars shine in 5-1 Champions League win over Ajax

Champions League nights at Stamford Bridge are back this season, and so far, have been delivering to the Chelsea faithful, with a 5-1 win over Ajax the latest triumph.

The success on the night of Wednesday, October 23, was Chelsea’s fourth win in four games - Benfica, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and now, Ajax.

Despite the unavailability or lack of match fitness of key players, Enzo Maresca still managed to pick up yet another important win.

He fielded a young squad, with the starting XI having an average age of 22 years and 163 days - the second youngest in the competition's history. Still, the youngsters proved themselves in front of the home crowd.