Napoli boss Antonio Conte rallied his troops ahead of a do-or-die UEFA Champions League clash with Chelsea on Wednesday, urging his injury-stricken team to continue defying expectations, just like they have done all season.

Napoli had already lost midfield maestro Kevin de Bruyne to a hamstring injury in October and will also be without goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, midfielder Andre-Frank Anguissa, centre-back Amir Rrahmani, right-back Pasquale Mazzochi, and forwards David Neres and Matteo Politano for the Chelsea game.