Chelsea vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: As it happened

Changes: Jose Mourinho will be hoping for his Chelsea team to secure a win against Maccabi ahead of their clash with Arsenal
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Vaishali Bhardwaj16 September 2015

Diego Costa scored his first Champions League goal for Chelsea as the beleaguered Barclays Premier League champions claimed a much-needed fillip by thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge.

Willian, Oscar, with a penalty, Costa - on as a substitute after being omitted as one of six changes following the loss at Everton - and Cesc Fabregas scored as the Blues opened Group G with a 4-0 victory.

It was their their first home win of the season and second in all after a miserable start to the campaign which has sparked suggestions of a crisis.

Chelsea may be floundering domestically, but once again they lead the way for English clubs in Europe after Arsenal followed Manchester United and City in making a losing start.

Relive the action as it happened with Standard Sport's live coverage from Stamford Bridge.

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