So the Graham Potter reign begins with a draw that leaves Chelsea's hopes of progressing from the Champions League group stage finely balanced. Bottom of Group E two games in, they now face a double-header against a Milan side featuring former team-mates who may have something to prove.
More importantly this 1-1 tie with Salzburg laid bare the amount of work that needs to be done by the new head coach to turn an expensively-assembled but disjointed squad into a coherent side capable of ensuring these type of games are routine wins.
Well before full-time this felt like a fitting tribute to the Thomas Tuchel era and a mirror of how Brighton looked for most of Potter’s reign.
