Neither Andre-Villas Boas or Unai Emery has busted out too many surprises in their lineups for their UEFA Champions League fixture. Valencia starts the same team that got a draw out of Barcelona, while Chelsea stick with their 4-3-3. The front three is a bit odd, though, with Florent Malouda and Juan Mata on either side of Fernando Torres. Mata will probably be wide right, but who knows. Villas-Boas could have some trickery in store. Here are the lineups.
Valencia Vs. Chelsea Live, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Lineups
Chelsea lineup (4-3-3): Petr Cech; Ashley Cole, John Terry, David Luiz, Jose Bosingwa; John Obi Mikel, Ramires, Frank Lampard; Florent Malouda, Fernando Torres, Juan Mata
Substitutes: Ross Turnbull, Branislav Ivanovic, Oriol Romeu, Raul Meireles, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Nicolas Anelka
Valencia lineup (4-2-3-1): Diego Alves; Jeremy Mathieu, Victor Ruiz, Adil Rami, Miguel Brito; David Albelda, Ever Banega; Pablo Hernandez, Sergio Canales, Jordi Alba; Roberto Soldado
Substitutes: Vicente Guaita, Bruno Saltor, Hedwiges Maduro, Sofiane Feghouli, Daniel Parejo, Jonas, Pablo Piatti
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