Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has made five alterations to the team that featured in their last Champions League outing, with Andreas Christensen, Davide Zappacosta, Willian, Pedro and Michy Batshuayi making way for David Luiz, Victor Moses, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Eden Hazard and Alvaro Morata.
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Diego Simeone has decided to make three changes to the Atletico side that started the draw against Roma two weeks ago, with Lucas Hernandez, Yannick Carrasco and Angel Correa coming into the starting line-up to replace Stefan Savic, Gabi and Luciano Vietto, respectively.
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Chelsea substitutes: Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Zappacosta, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi.
Chelsea XI (3-4-2-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso; Fabregas, Hazard; Morata.
Atletico Madrid substitutes: Moya, Gimenez, Savic, Gabi, Gaitan, Vietto, Torres.
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Atletico Madrid XI (4-4-2): Oblak; Juanfran, Godin, Lucas, Luis; Koke, Thomas, Saul, Carrasco; Griezmann, Correa.
There’s just under 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up this this evenin.
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This is the first time the two sides have met since 2014, when Atletico got the better of Chelsea over two legs on their way to the Champions League final. So far, all of Atletico’s wins have come away from home, with the English side managing to hold off their opponents on each of their two trips to Madrid. They’ve only managed to beat Los Rojiblancos on one previous occasion, however, and not since October 2009.
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This evening’s game is a totally different proposition, however, and it’s one that could cause Chelsea plenty of problems if they’re not careful. The contest could be won or lost out wide, where Atletico will be looking to take advantage of the attack-minded nature of the Blues’ wing-backs as they try to hit their opponents on the counter-attack. It’s certainly going to be a fascinating battle between two great managers.
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Chelsea also find themselves heading into the game in impressive form, as they managed to bounce back from a defeat against Burnley on the opening weekend of the Premier League with four victories from their last five outings. They were easily able to get the better of Qarabag in their first Champions League outing, with the Azerbaijani minnows leaving Stamford Bridge badly bruised after shipping six goals.
Tonight’s clash brings together the two favourites to advance from Group C come December, and it’s a contest that both will be desperate to win. Atletico were held to a goalless draw by Roma at the Stadio Olimpico two weeks ago but are in great form domestically, with each of the last three league games ending in victories for the in-form Rojiblancos, who haven’t tasted defeat since the start of May.
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Good evening and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s Champions League group stage game between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
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