Maresca sees opportunity in red-card crisis, Real face struggling Juventus as Frankfurt boss wary of Liverpool

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said on Tuesday he would no more crack down on his youthful squad following a spate of sendings-off than he would harshly discipline his own children.

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"I have four kids. When they do something wrong, I don't punish them, I try to teach them to do the right things. I try to treat the players in the same way, to try to help them to understand," Maresca told a press conference.

"This is the way I see things. It can be right or wrong, I don't know. But it's the way I like to do things."

The Blues have collected red cards in each of their last four matches and in five of their last six. Maresca was himself dismissed at the end of the 2-1 win against Liverpool earlier this month.

The dismissals of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez against Manchester United and then Trevor Chalobah against Brighton contributed to defeats in both matches.

"I'm not that kind of manager to punish players, I don't think it's the right way to do things," Maresca said. "I prefer to help them to understand and to do the right things."

Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso praised Kylian Mbappe for his stellar form this season, as the French forward tops both the La Liga and Champions League scoring charts ahead of Wednesday's home clash with Juventus.