[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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5 Comments

1. 

   teerayz gooner

   February 26, 2014 at 7:03 pm

   galatasaray 3-1 Chelsea

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2. 

   austin

   February 26, 2014 at 7:21 pm

   Gala 0-2 chel

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3. 

   REUBEN

   February 26, 2014 at 7:28 pm

   galatasary 0-1 chelsea

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4. 

   kudzie

   February 26, 2014 at 7:35 pm

   chelsea 1 0

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5. 

   udogu kc

   February 26, 2014 at 8:19 pm

   Chelsea 2 0 Gala.

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