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Mata is a bigger name than Carvalho, was one of the best midfielders in the league last season and also, this is a different media frenzy time

Yeah. Lampard is still useful to the club but not starting every game every week

Yeah. Can't draw conclusions based on the one game. But Mata as a winger looks to drift in-field a lot. I'd love a winger who stretches the play wide

think Schurrle, Willian are far better suited. Why should we look to include Mata in the team anyway? The team can do well without him

He's far better at CAM. One of the best in the league while he's an okay winger at best

Fellaini was playing as an attacking midfielder at Everton.. That's when he had a good run of games scoring headers etc. Except for the tough games eg - Arsenal away last year, he was basically a CAM at Everton. I wonder on what basis did United dish out 27million for him to come and play as the CDM/CM.

Oh yeah. My bad.

Yeah. Knee problem. Should be back for the next game I think as there's been no news of a injury layoff.

Looks like Luiz ruled out

Imo, Lampard played well because Mikel was picked

I wondered how much to put in there. Didn't mention the win in the weekend

It is matchday five in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage season and Chelsea travel to Switzerland to face FC Basel at St.Jakob Park on Tuesday at 19:45 GMT looking to book their place in the Last 16 of the competition. Jose Mourinho's side will be looking to gain revenge on their opponents after the Swiss side shocked Chelsea when they met on matchday one at Stamford Bridge. Murat Yakin's team fell behind to an opener goal from Oscar but managed to rally and secured a shock 2-1 win through goals from Mohamed Salah and Marco Streller to record their first ever European win on English soil. However, Basel have not managed to capitalize on that surprising win since as they have garnered just 2 points in the subsequent three matches against Schalke and - twice - Steaua Bucharest. With a trip to Germany to face Schalke in the final group game, Basel will be keen to get their Champions League campaign back on track and claim a shock double over their illustrious opponents on Tuesday if they are to have any hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage. Chelsea, on the other hand, have responded excellently since that opening day defeat as they have 3 games on the trot against Schalke - twice - and Steaua Bucharest, scoring 10 goals and conceded none and they will be looking to continue the winning run on Tuesday. While a draw would be enough to secure the 2012 Champions League winners place in the last 16, a win would not only achieve that but also effectively winning the group due to having a 3-point lead and a better head-to-head record over second placed Schalke with one game remaining. About the OppositionBasel top the Swiss Super League by three points after coming from behind to beat Thun 4-1 on Saturday with top-scorer Marco Streller on target. Basel have only lost 2 of their 26 competitive matches this season - against FC Zurich and Schalke - and are unbeaten in their last 8 matches in all competitions though half of those have ended in draws. Past Meetings 25th April 2013 - Basel 1-2 Chelsea (in Europa League SF) 2nd May 2013 - Chelsea 3-1 Basel (in Europa League SF) 18th September 2013 - Chelsea 1-2 Basel (in Champions League GS) Team NewsBasel will be without Chilean midfielder Marcelo Diaz who picked up an injury on international duty. They will also be missing Behrang Safari due to a thigh problem. Chelsea have Fernando Torres fit again after the Spanish striker missed the last two games against West Brom and West Ham due to injury but David Luiz will be out for this game with a sore knee and has not travelled with the squad to Switzerland, Mourinho told the press conference earlier. That means that Jose Mourinho could have a full squad to pick from barring Marco van Ginkel, who is a long-term absentee Possible LineupsBasel: Vailati; Voser, Schar, Xhaka, Ajeti; Stocker, Die, Frei, El Nenny; Streller, Sio Chelsea: Cech Ivanovic Cahill Terry Cole Mikel Ramires Schurrle Oscar Hazard Torres Stats and Facts- Basel are unbeaten in their last 4 games against English opposition in the Champions League - W2 D2. They have lost only once in 7 games against English teams in this competition - W2 D4 L1.- Basel's overall European home record against English teams - P10 W3 D3 L4- Chelsea were 29 home group stage games unbeaten prior to their 2-1 loss to FC Basel 1893 on matchday one.- Chelsea's next draw in UEFA competition will be their 50th.- Chelsea have finished as winners of their group in seven of the last ten campaigns and qualified as runners-up in two of the others.- Chelsea have failed to score in just one of their last 24 Champions League games- Mourinho, who has lifted the trophy with both FC Porto (2004) and Internazionale (2010), is bidding to become the first manager to win the Champions League with three different teams- Basel have only kept 8 clean sheets in 26 competitive matches in all competitions this season. Match OddsBasel WIN 3/1Draw 27/11Chelsea WIN 11/13 Coverage:Depending on where you are from, you can watch the match in the following channels: United Kingdom: Sky Go UK, Sky Sports 2/HD United States: FOX Sports 1 Middle East: Al Jazeera Sports Brazil: ESPN, ESPN3 South America, ESPN Play Latin AmericaBelgium: Belgacom 11+ India: TEN Sports LIVE, Ten HD For additional regions, you can check out the TV schedule for the match here. There should be many match streams that can be found online if your local sports channels are not broadcasting the game or if you happen to be busy and cannot catch the game live, follow TalkChelsea on Twitter as it would provide live match commentary on the action. Click here to view article

Smalling - Rio - Evans - Evra is an awful defence. Cardiff didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Just put balls into the box and that particular set-piece was real quality. United need a serious rethink

Spurs are such shite. 5-0 with half an hour left

Fuck off Spurs

He's a really brave lad

This picture is the best thing to come out of this game other than the 3 points

Actually got forward for the first time in his games at LB

that will play into Chelsea's hands a bit. Quick counter-attacks like yesterday and this could be another comfortable game but I doubt Basel will be anything like West Ham going forward

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17k3qr_west-ham-vs-chelsea-0-3-motd_sport

Cech Azpi Cahill Terry Cole Mikel Rami Willian Mata Hazard Torres

I don't think Ramires was wide right. He was drifting in a lot

he has done worse. a lot worse

I feared the worst with the lineup. A refreshing performance in the end. Best since Hull on the opening day

Yeah Okay. Free this week