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Didier Drogba returns to Stamford Bridge tonight and will be looking to pile more misery onto his former employers, as he lines up for his new one, Galatasaray in the second-leg of their last sixteen tie.
Despite a minor blip in the league on Saturday against Aston Villa, where Willian and Ramires both saw red before Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands after arguing his point against the latter players' dismissal, Chelsea will look to forget about the result as quickly as possible and will go into the match as favourites.
The game is perfectly balanced after the two sides played out a first leg draw in Istanbul, where an early Fernando Torres goal was cancelled out by Aurelien Chedjou midway through the second-half.
By the end of this round of matches Chelsea could be England's last representative in Europe this season.
So here, we take a look at 10 of the main talking points surrounding Chelsea ahead of tonight's match at Stamford Bridge.
Check out our guide below...
Show all 10 1 /10Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 1. The return of Drogba With Drogba back in town Chelsea fans will be hoping his return to Stamford Bridge isn't a fruitful one. Jose Mourinho will know all too well about the Ivorian's talents, after bringing the powerful marksmen to the Premier League from Marseille in 2004 and has even hinted at the possibility of him returning to the Blues in the summer. Tonight though, fans will hope that he has the right game plan in mind to nullify their former talisman.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 2. The all-important away goal With an away goal in the bank all Chelsea have to do is not concede and they will be through. They have kept nine clean sheets at Stamford Bridge this season, two of them coming in the Champions League against Steaua Bucharest and Schalke, and will be looking to make it a tenth against Galatasaray tonight. It will be a tough task though as the Turkish side have only failed to score on the road five times this season.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 3. The last team standing With Manchester City and Arsenal (pictured) both exiting the competition last week, and with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur looking to overturn two goal deficits, it's Chelsea who appear to have the best chance of progressing into the quarter-finals. If United and Spurs fail in their efforts, then it will leave the Blues as England's only remaining representative in European competition this season.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 4. Is Jose not so special anymore? During Saturday's loss to Aston Villa, where Chelsea dropped three valuable points in the race for the Premier League title after being reduced to ten men, Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands. The Portuguese may have been cleared by the FA, but it hints cracks are appearing in the the Special One's composed persona. Mourinho prides himself in his impressive home record at Chelsea but they were beaten at the Bridge by Basle in the group stages and could potentially come unstuck again tonight.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 5. My old 'friend' Roberto Roberto Mancini manages his first competitive match on English soil since he was sacked by Manchester City in May last year. The Italian, whose relationship with Jose Mourinho is frosty to say the least, boasts an impressive record against Chelsea while he was in charge of the Citizens. In nine fixtures the Blues managed two victories and a 0-0 draw, with City winning the other six, scoring 15 goals and conceding 10. His most notable victories over Chelsea came in the Community Shield and the 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge in his first match against them.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 6. Turkish delight Chelsea boast a good record against Turkish sides at home in the Champions League, with the only time they lost coming in the 2003 group stages against Besiktas where the Istanbul based side beat them 2-0. They went on to avenge that defeat in the reverse fixture that year, goals from Wayne Bridge and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink gave them a two goal victory in Turkey, which helped the side progress from the group stages and go on a run which was ended in the semi-finals against AS Monaco.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 7. The one that got away Jose Mourinho has won a cabinet full of trophies during his managerial career, and has won every domestic trophy with Chelsea. But a European accolade with the Blues alludes him. Roberto di Matteo succeeded where Mourinho failed during his first spell at the club and now back at the Bridge, Mourinho will be determined to put that right. He's done it with FC Porto and he's done it with Inter Milan and has come ever so close to winning it with Real Madrid and the Blues, having reached two semi-finals with the latter in 2005 and 2007.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 8. High standards Chelsea have a good relationship with the Champions League, in the last nine years they have reached or gone beyond the quarter-finals six times. Arguably one of England's most, if the not the most, consistent performers in European competition, having won Europe's premier competition and the Europa League in that time period, they will be looking to make it seven times in the last eight when they line-up against Galatasaray.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 9. Lampard's last dance? With Nemanja Matic cup tied, Frank Lampard looks to be Jose Mourinho's replacement for the imposing Serb. Lampard is in the twilight of his career and knows that opportunities to play at the highest level will start to become few and far between. His contract is up at the end of the season so if they were to lose to Galatasaray tonight, this could be the last chance he has to play in the Champions League for the Blues. His experience will be invaluable tonight and Mourinho will look to him and John Terry to lead the team to victory.
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Chelsea v Galatasaray: 10 talking points ahead of the Champions League meeting 10. One eye on the league After dropping points in the title race against Aston Villa at the weekend, Chelsea know they have slipped up and will be looking to bounce back straight away. They host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge this weekend, where they will be looking to put in a strong performance. So to prepare themselves for what looks to be a very important game in deciding where the title will be heading at the end of the season, they will want to produce not just a winning display but a confident and dominating against an organised and strong Galatasaray. Mourinho will also be wary of his team picking up any injuries.
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