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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

Vaishali Bhardwaj
Tuesday 29 September 2015 17:50 BST
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Diego Costa jostles for the ball with Ruben Neves and Maicon
Diego Costa jostles for the ball with Ruben Neves and Maicon

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

Follow all the latest below...

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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