It is still all to play for in the second leg of this Champions League round of 16 clash. This is the Chelsea confirmed lineup for their key game with Borussia Dortmund as Graham Potter looks to overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
Chelsea Confirmed Lineup vs Borussia Dortmund in Champions League Clash
Absences
Benoi Badiashile will not play any part in the competition as he was not registered for the squad, the same goes for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who was removed from the squad to make way for new players.
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They are joined by a suspended Mason Mount and the injured Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kante, and Armando Broja as absentees. Reece James, who had been a doubt for the match is fit enough to start.
Chelsea Confirmed Lineup
- Kepa Arrizabalaga
- Wesley Fofana
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Marc Cucurella
- Reece James
- Ben Chilwell
- Enzo Fernandez
- Mateo Kovacic
- Raheem Sterling
- Joao Felix
- Kai Havertz
Possible Formation
Given the talent on the field, it appears that the Blues will be sticking with the 3-4-3 set up that got them a win over Leeds United. Fofana, Koulibaly and Cucurella are the likely back three as the Spaniard once again moves infield to play on the left side of a back three.
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In midfield, the Fernandez and Kovacic pairing will be flanked by the clubs’ usual wing-back pairing while Havertz leads the line with Sterling and Felix playing off him. The front three could operate as a fluid three with any one of the trio stepping into the central spot at any point.
Borussia Dortmund Lineup
- Alexander Meyer
- Marius Wolf
- Niklas Sule
- Nico Schlotterbeck
- Raphael Guerreiro
- Emre Can
- Jude Bellingham
- Salih Ozcan
- Julian Brandt
- Sebastian Haller
- Marco Reus
