[Teams] Galatasaray vs Chelsea: Confirmed Line-Ups
Chelsea are in Turkey to take on Galatasaray in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
Jose Mourinho has opted to start Fernando Torres in attack with Samuel Eto’o dropping to the bench. David Luiz misses out so Gary Cahill continues alongside John Terry at the back.
Ramires starts alongside Frank Lampard in midfield, while Andre Schurrle starts in attack in place of Oscar, who has been nursing an ankle injury.
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba starts up front against his old club for Galatasaray. Here are the confirmed line-ups:
Galatasaray
Muslera; Eboue, Chedjou, Hakan Balta, Alex Telles; Selcuk, Melo, Burak, Sneijder, Hajrovic; Drogba
Subs: Ufuk Ceylan, Semih, Sabri, Ceyhun, Yekta, Emre, Umut
Chelsea
Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Lampard, Willian, Schurrle, Hazard, Torres
Subs: Schwarzer, Cole, Kalas, Oscar, Mikel, Ba, Eto’o.
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teerayz gooner
February 26, 2014 at 7:03 pm
galatasaray 3-1 Chelsea
austin
February 26, 2014 at 7:21 pm
Gala 0-2 chel
REUBEN
February 26, 2014 at 7:28 pm
galatasary 0-1 chelsea
kudzie
February 26, 2014 at 7:35 pm
chelsea 1 0
udogu kc
February 26, 2014 at 8:19 pm
Chelsea 2 0 Gala.