Chelsea vs Real Madrid: Starting XIs for Champions League clash confirmed

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has made four changes from the first leg. Two of them are enforced, with the suspended Ben Chilwell and injured Kalidou Koulibaly replaced by Marc Cucurella and Trevoh Chalobah.

Conor Gallagher replaces Raheem Sterling and gets the nod in what looks like a four-man midfield along with N’Golo Kante, Enzo Fernandez and Mateo Kovacic, while Kai Havertz is preferred to Joao Felix, who drops to the bench.

It’s a conservative team selection from Lampard, who has sacrificed an attacker for an extra midfielder, leaving Mykhailo Mudryk on the bench along with Sterling.

Chelsea team news
Team to play Real Madrid: Kepa, Fofana, Cucurella, Thiago Silva, Chalobah, James, Kante, Kovacic, Enzo Fernandez, Gallagher, Havertz

Subs: Mendy, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Felix, Sterling, Mudryk, Mount, Zakaria, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Chukwuemeka, Hall

Real Madrid team news
Team to play Chelsea: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius Jnr, Rodrygo, Benzema.

Subs: Lunin, Luis Lopez, Vallejo, Nacho, Hazard, Asensio, Odriozola, Lucas Vasquez, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Rudiger, Mariano.