Chelsea 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Let's hope no-one passes to Malouda then..

[termninja 5,290]

I wonder who's on the front left, Malouda or Mata?

Malouda I'm pretty sure. Mata will play as an advanced playmaker behind Torres.

---------------Torres------------

Malouda----Mata---Sturridge

----Meireles---McEachran---

Cole-Ivanovic-Luiz-Bosingwa

-------------Cech-----------------

[TomCFC 356]

Who is the captain? Cech?

Yes.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Malouda I'm pretty sure. Mata will play as an advanced playmaker behind Torres.

---------------Torres------------

Malouda----Mata---Sturridge

----Meireles---McEachran---

Cole-Ivanovic-Luiz-Bosingwa

-------------Cech-----------------

Didn't know he was starting :thinking:

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Malouda I'm pretty sure. Mata will play as an advanced playmaker behind Torres.

---------------Torres------------

Malouda----Mata---Sturridge

----Meireles---McEachran---

Cole-Ivanovic-Luiz-Bosingwa

-------------Cech-----------------

Mikel is playing not McEachran... Sadly

[CHOULO19 24,332]

It's really good to see AVB resting player some key experience players for the manure game. Hopefully SAF won't have this luxury tomorrow.

I also hope Josh will come on early in the second-half. CL experience at his age will do wonders.

[Kostas 1,468]

Luiz's first game as a left sided central defender, afaik his position at Benfica. Should be interesting.

[Severinb 309]

just saw on ctv cech

Bos Iv Luiz Cole

Mereiles Mikel Malouda

Sturridge Torres Mata

[dodojojo 510]

Hmmm...I was thinking 4-3-3 but if it's 4-2-3-1, I'm happy with that too. Anyhow, both formations are pretty similar.

Happy to David back but just a teensy tiny nervous with him and Brana in the center. They are both good but both have a tendency to lose the plot for a single deadly second. I agree with some here--Brana fancies himself a CB, but he's better on the right.

[termninja 5,290]

I hope we manage to score 1-2 goals and play our game. If Leverkusen start attacking us it's going to get a bit hairy...

Will CTV broadcast the match live?

[Severinb 309]

I hope we manage to score 1-2 goals and play our game. If Leverkusen start attacking us it's going to get a bit hairy...

Will CTV broadcast the match live?

Nope they wont

[Severinb 309]

just saw on ctv cech

Bos Iv Luiz Cole

Mereiles Mikel Malouda

Sturridge Torres Mata

[TomCFC 356]

There is no John Terry or Frank Lampard tonight as Andre Villas-Boas rotates his squad.

David Luiz comes into defence for his first football of the season and Florent Malouda will play on the left of midfield.

Fernando Torres replaces Nicolas Anelka in attack and Raul Meireles moves forward to the right of midfield to take the position filled at the weekend by Ramires, suspended from today's game. John Mikel Obi returns to the holding role.

Michael Ballack starts for Bayer Leverkusen.

Chelsea will line-up in the following 4-3-3 formation:

1 Petr Cech

17 Jose Bosingwa

2 Branislav Ivanovic

4 David Luiz

3 Ashley Cole

16 Raul Meireles

12 John Mikel Obi

15 Florent Malouda

23 Daniel Sturridge

9 Fernando Torres

10 Juan Mata

Subs: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 33 Alex, 20 Josh McEachran, 8 Frank Lampard, 21 Salomon Kalou, 39 Nicolas Anelka.

Leverkusen are expected to line up in the following (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castro, Toprak, Reinartz,Kadlec; Bender, Rolfes ©; Schürrle, Ballack, Sam; Kiessling.

Subs: Yelldell, Balitsch, Friedrich, Bellarabi, Augusto, Schwaab, Derdiyok.

The referee is Lee Probert.

[Guest justin_3d]

Official Team

Cech

Bosingwa

Ivanvoic

Luiz

Cole

Meireles

Mikel

Malouda

Sturridge

Torres

Mata

This is the line up i ask in the past, with the exception of Malouda!

I wonder if Ramires was not ban, would he have started?

Well lets see how these line up does.

Thanks AVB for giving me something i wanted to see!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I hope we manage to score 1-2 goals and play our game. If Leverkusen start attacking us it's going to get a bit hairy...

Will CTV broadcast the match live?

I'm not sure it'll be an attacking game but one that is won or lost in the middle. Bayer have a very strong midfield despite Barnetta being out. I expect to see few chances.

[Kostas 1,468]

Get the streams rolling!

[eldo 868]

Since when is Lee Probert baguette eater?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

There is no John Terry or Frank Lampard tonight as Andre Villas-Boas rotates his squad.

David Luiz comes into defence for his first football of the season and Florent Malouda will play on the left of midfield.

Fernando Torres replaces Nicolas Anelka in attack and Raul Meireles moves forward to the right of midfield to take the position filled at the weekend by Ramires, suspended from today's game. John Mikel Obi returns to the holding role.

Michael Ballack starts for Bayer Leverkusen.

Chelsea will line-up in the following 4-3-3 formation:

1 Petr Cech

17 Jose Bosingwa

2 Branislav Ivanovic

4 David Luiz

3 Ashley Cole

16 Raul Meireles

12 John Mikel Obi

15 Florent Malouda

23 Daniel Sturridge

9 Fernando Torres

10 Juan Mata

Subs: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 33 Alex, 20 Josh McEachran, 8 Frank Lampard, 21 Salomon Kalou, 39 Nicolas Anelka.

Leverkusen are expected to line up in the following (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castro, Toprak, Reinartz,Kadlec; Bender, Rolfes ©; Schürrle, Ballack, Sam; Kiessling.

Subs: Yelldell, Balitsch, Friedrich, Bellarabi, Augusto, Schwaab, Derdiyok.

The referee is Lee Probert.

I have to ask....why is Alex's name not in blue??