[Teams] Chelsea vs Maribor: Confirmed Line-Ups
Chelsea will look to take another step closer to securing qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League when they take on Maribor at Stamford Bridge tonight.
The Blues moved top of Group G with a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in Portugal last time out and Jose Mourinho will be keen to extend their advantage with another win this evening.
The Portuguese coach has decided to hand Petr Cech a rare start in goal with Thibaut Courtois dropping to the bench. Kurt Zouma also starts in defence alongside John Terry with Gary Cahill earning a rest.
Filipe Luis comes in for Cesar Azpilicueta while Eden Hazard, Oscar and Willian support Loic Remy in attack.
Here are the confirmed line-ups:
Chelsea
Cech, Ivanovic, Filipe, Zouma, Terry, Fabregas, Oscar, Hazard, Matic, Willian, Remy.
Subs: Courtois, Drogba, Salah, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Aké, Solanke
Maribor
Handanovic; Stojanovic, Rajcevic, Suler, Viler; Mejac, Mertelj, Filipovic, Bohar; Tavares, Ibraim
Subs:
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