- FC Porto v Chelsea16:04 | 28/09/2015
Chelsea will be looking to put aside their poor domestic form and maintain their winning start to the Champions League when they travel to Estadio do Dragao to face FC Porto on Tuesday.
The Blues have endured a woeful start to their Premier League title defence, managing just two wins from their opening seven top-flight matches, drawing two and losing three to sit 15th in the standings.
Jose Mourinho’s men even had to come from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw against Newcastle on Saturday, although they did manage to kick off the European Cup in style as they hammered Group G rivals Maccabi Tel-Aviv 4-0 a fortnight ago.
The west London giants will now be hoping for more of the same this week when Mourinho squares off against his former club Porto, where he won his first-ever Champions League title in 2004.
The Portuguese outfit also head into the game on the back of a 2-2 draw, against Moreirense on Friday, although that result left the side top of the Primeira Liga table, having gone undefeated in their six league matches in 2015/16.
That form, which has seen Porto plunder 16 goals in the top flight, will come as a big worry to Mourinho and his side, who have conceded no fewer than 14 in the Premier League this term.
Julen Lopetegui’s side did, however, stumble in their Group G opener against Dynamo Kyiv, a match which finished 2-2, although they will now have home-ground advantage, and will be looking to make the most of it.
On the team front, Porto will have to do without Andre Silva, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, while Yacine Brahimi is facing a late fitness test as he continues to struggle with a knee problem.
Ivan Marcano is set to return, though, having missed the opening group clash through suspension.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are set to welcome Diego Costa back to the squad, with the Spain international having missed the draw against the Magpies as he served the first of his three-game ban for violent conduct against Arsenal earlier in the month.
There could also be starts for Ramires and Willian, who came off the bench to net the vital goals against Newcastle, while Asmir Begovic continues in goal, with first-choice Thibaut Courtois still some way off from recovering surgery on his knee.Source Foxsports
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