Chelsea may be set to use the same 4-4-2 that got them a 2-0 win last week in Copenhagen. That means Didier Drogba will again be on the bench, as will Mikel John Obi. Fernando Torres and Nicolas Anelka look set to start up top. Frank Lampard and Michael Essien will have to hold down central midfield.
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At the back, there is one change. David Luiz, cup-tied in Champions League, is back in the team, set to start to the right of John Terry in central defense. That pushes Branislav Ivanovic to right back, with Ashley Cole completing the line in front of Petr Cech.
At the wide midfield positions, Florent Malouda will start on the left, probably playing a more advanced role than his right-sided counterpart, Ramires. With the Brazilian on the right, Chelsea will be able to mitigate the benefits Patrice Evra can provide when he pushes forward.
Chelsea, Starting XI: Cech - Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole - Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Malouda - Anelka, Torres
Bench: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Zhirkov, Mikel Ferriera, McEachran, Kalou, Drogba
Mikel was a late scratch, being replaced at the last moment by Paulo Ferriera.
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