Chelsea are chasing a victory after a disappointing home draw draw against Schalke 04 in their Champions League group stage opener two weeks ago. Here's how the Blues will lineup against Sporting Lisbon.
Diego Costa starts for Chelsea despite fitness concerns
Diego Costa starts for the Blues despite his on-going hamstring problems, while Marco Siilva has made two changes to his Sporting lineup.
Christopher Lee
Despite concerns about the state of his hamstring, Jose Mourinho has elected to start Diego Costa at the top of his 4-2-3-1 formation. With Ramires out, Cesc Fàbregas drops deeper in the midfield, with Oscar and Andre Schürrle getting starts in the attack with Eden Hazard. The back line remains the same from their 1-1 draw against Schalke 04.
Marco Silva has made two changes from the lineup that drew 1-1 against Maribor. Midfielder André Martins has been dropped in favor of João Mario, while Jonathan Silva replaces Jefferson on the backline.
Sporting (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Cédric Soares, Naby Sarr, Maurício, Jonathan Silva; William Carvalho; Adrien Silva, João Mário; Nani, Islam Slimani, André Carillo
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Thibaut Courtois; Filipe Luis, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanović; Nemanja Matić, Cesc Fàbregas; Eden Hazard, Oscar, Andre Schürrle; Diego Costa
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