Chelsea travel to Germany to face FC Heidenheim in the Europa Conference League tonight.Both teams go into Thursday’s night battle with perfect records after collecting maximum points from their

After a strong start to the season, Heidenheim have fallen into a slump in the Bundesliga, where a six-game winless streak has seen them drop to 15th. Their most recent defeat came at the weekend against Bayer Leverkusen, where they led 2-0 early on but eventually lost 5-2.

For the fourth game of our UEFA Conference League “league phase” journey, we make our way to Heidenheim in southern Germany, where the local upstarts await with open arms and waving flags and probably some un-well wishes for our football.