Graham Potter has made three changes to his Chelsea side for this evening's Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Borussia Dortmund.
In what is the first competitive game between the two clubs, Potter has opted to stick with the majority of the players who lined up against West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday. Although there is no Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or David Datro Fofana in the matchday squad as they are not registered for the knockout stage.
Kepa Arrizabalaga continues in goal as Edouard Mendy remains sidelined having undergone surgery on a fractured finger last month. Reece James keeps his place at right-back and there is a first start since early November for Ben Chilwell on the opposite flank. He replaces Marc Cucurella.
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Thiago Silva starts once more; the Brazilian is Chelsea's most-used player this season. And with no Badiashile in the squad, Potter has opted to bring in Kalidou Koulibaly, who missed the draw with West Ham with an illness.
Enzo Fernandez starts in midfield alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek once more. Mykhailo Mudryk continues on the left flank and Hakim Ziyech has been brought into the starting XI in place of Madueke. Joao Felix continues in his free role as the creative presence in the side.
With no Aubameyang or Datro Fofana to select, Potter had to once again go with Kai Havertz as the leader of the attack. And there is notable no natural replacement for the German among the substitutes.
Chelsea: Kepa; James, Silva, Koulibaly, Chilwell; Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez; Ziyech, Felix, Mudryk; Havertz
Chelsea substitutes: Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Cucurella, Fofana, Hall, Chukwuemeka, Kovacic, Zakaria, Gallagher, Mount
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