Graham Potter said on Tuesday he expects a baptism of fire as Chelsea manager as he takes charge of a Champions League game for the first time when RB Salzburg visit Stamford Bridge this week. Watch his pre-match conference here.

The Blues sacked Thomas Tuchel after an embarrassing 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in their opening group game last week, leaving Potter with little room for error if the two-time European champions are to progress to the last 16.

Potter’s arrival at one of England’s biggest clubs caps a fairytale rise from coaching Ostersunds in Sweden before spells at Swansea and Brighton.

But his only previous experience of European football came in leading Ostersunds into the Europa League, where they enjoyed some notable victories, beating Galatasaray and winning away at Arsenal.

“My experiences in the Champions League are just at supporter level,” Potter said at his pre-match conference as he revealed he has never even attended a Champions League game before.

“Wherever we would start it would be a heck of an introduction, wherever we start it’s going to be brilliant, so why not start here?”