Chelsea have added 33 players to their Champions League squad ahead of their clash with Ajax on Wednesday night - with a number of youngsters included among their additions.

Chelsea have bolstered their Champions League squad with a whopping 33 new youngsters ahead of tonight's clash against Ajax. Among the fresh faces added to their B list are the offspring of former Blues defender Thiago Silva, Isago, and Michael Emenalo's son, Landon.

Promising talents such as Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Ibrahim Rabbaj and Shim Mheuka also make the cut. The rules allow clubs to add an unlimited number of players born on, or after, 1 January 2004 to their B list the night before the match.

According to The Daily Mail, Chelsea have formalised a mass addition of academy stars to avoid having to include them individually before future matches. That means that if necessary, Enzo Maresca can pack his matchday squad with players from their B list.

Tonight, Chelsea will welcome Ajax to west London, aiming for consecutive victories in the marquee competition. Maresca's men lost to Bayern Munich in their opening game, before narrowly missing out against Benfica last time.

They'll be without Joao Pedro due to suspension, which could see Marc Guiu making his first start of the season since his loan spell at Sunderland was cut short. The striker came off the bench at half-time in Saturday's 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.