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Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Porto vs Chelsea in the second round of fixtures in the Champions League group stage! Team news to follow shortly...

Champions League / Group Stage
Estádio do Dragão / 29.09.2015
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Marcus Foley

Updated 29/09/2015 at 21:35 GMT+1


19:25
Not much to report from the Porto starting line up. Iker Casillas is making his 152nd appearance in the Champions League and is now the all-time top appearance maker in the competition. Talismanic winger Yacine Brahimi has recovered from a knock to his knee and makes the starting line-up while Vincent Aboubakar, who has five goals in five games in the Champions League, leads the line.
19:20
Hazard hasn't been himself this season and maybe needs a rest while Matic has been below par compared to the bar he set last season which may explain his dropping. Surprising not to see John Terry in the line-up, despite being marginalised this season, Chelsea have been a shambles at the back this season and could do with his leadership in the heart of their defence once more, even if just to steady the ship.
19:15
It's only right to start with the surprising away news that none of Eden Hazard, John Terry or Nemanja Matic make the starting line up. Given they were pretty much the nucleus of the side that won the Premier League last season, and they're struggling, those are some strange omissions from the line-up.
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