Porto vs Chelsea live: Maicon header puts hosts ahead after Willian free-kick levelled Champions League clash
Jose Mourinho returns to the club where he first won the Champions League
Welcome to our live coverage of Chelsea's Champions League encounter with Porto at the Estadio do Dragao.
• Kick-off: 7.45pm
• Jose Mourinho returns to the club where he first won the Champions League
• Diego Costa back for visitors as domestic ban does not extend to European fixtures
• Eden Hazard, John Terry and Nemanja Matic on the bench
• Chelsea began their European campaign with a 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv
• Porto could only draw 2-2 with Dynamo Kiev after a late equaliser from Vitaliy Buyalskyi
• The Portuguese side currently sit top in their domestic leagues with four wins and two draws in six games
• Midfielder Yacine Brahimi hurt his right knee against Moreirense on Friday but is in the squad.
• Iker Casillas, who endured a strained relationship with Mourinho during their time together at Real Madrid, set to start
• Mourinho: First half at Newcastle was the 'worst I've seen at Chelsea'
• Porto: Casillas, Maxi, Maicon, Marcano, Martins Indi, Danilo, Rúben Neves, Imbula, Brahimi, Aboubakar, André
Subs: Helton, Layun, Evandro, Corona, Tello, Bueno, Osvaldo
• Chelsea: Begovic, Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Fabregas, Ramires, Willian, Pedro, Costa
Subs: Blackman, Rahman, Terry, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard, Kenedy
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When asked about encountering Casillas, Mourinho told the pre-match press conference: "If you're going to ask me about Casillas, I'm going to greet him at the beginning and the end. No more questions about it."
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