[Teams] Chelsea vs Schalke: Confirmed Line-Ups

Chelsea take on Schalke at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League tonight looking to take a huge step towards qualification to the knockout stages.

The Blues are level on six points with Schalke heading into this game so a win would put the west Londoners on the verge of qualification to the next phase.

Jose Mourinho has opted to drop Ashley Cole with Cesar Azpilicueta starting at left-back. Frank Lampard, Juan Mata and David Luiz are also on the bench while Samuel Eto’o replaces the injured Fernando Torres up front.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Chelsea

Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Mikel; Schurrle, Oscar,Willian; Eto’o.

Subs: Schwarzer, Cole, David Luiz, Lampard, De Bruyne, Mata, Ba

Schalke

Hildebrand, Uchida, Höwedes, Matip, Aogo, Neustädter, Jones, Draxler, Boateng, Fuchs, Szalai

Subs: Fahrmann, Hoogland, Santana, Kolasinac, Meyer, Clemens, Ayhan

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