Valencia vs Chelsea LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
Follow the latest updates from the all-important meeting at the Mestalla
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea have drawn 2-2 against Valencia in their Champions League Group H match in Spain.
The Blues started brightly but could not make their early pressure count, and paid the price when Carlos Soler put Valencia in front shortly before half-time.
But the outstanding Mateo Kovacic replied almost immediately with his first Chelsea goal to level the score going into the break.
Frank Lampard suffered a blow with an injury to Tammy Abraham, who seemed in pain clutching his ribs and was replaced by Michy Batshuayi, but it didn't slow Chelsea's momentum and they took the lead shortly after half-time via Chrstian Pulisic.
Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga then saved a penalty from the captain Dani Parejo, yet Valencia had the final say when Daniel Wass's overhit cross looped over the head of the stranded Kepa and in off the far post in a bizarre moment of fortune.
Can I live stream it?
The match will be available to stream via the BT Sport app. You can also watch it on BT Sport 3 which will be broadcasting coverage.
When is it?
Chelsea vs Valencia kicks off at 5.55pm on Wednesday 27 November at the Mestalla Stadium.
Predicted line-ups:
Valencia XI: Cillessen; Wass, Garay, Gabriel, Gaya; Torres, Parejo, Kondogbia, Cheryshev; Gomez, Rodrigo.
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic.
Frank Lampard has spoken in the pre-match build up, about the game he said:
"It's much more a must not lose as any game should be I suppose. Considering where we are in the group we know the next game and what it means so it would put us in a very difficult position so there's a lot on it but that's football.
"We've pulled ground back since the first game against Valencia but it's important now that we finish off the job. We've got two games to do it but particularly tonight."
When asked about his two changes to the starting XI Lampard added:
"I've got a competitive squad, I've got good players that are knocking on the door, you look at a game and think I've played a similar sort of team for a while and what are the attributes of the players. So it's no slight on the players that have come out, it needs to be competitive and driven throughout and I'm trusting the players that come in to maybe give us something slightly different. Particularly Reece [James] in an attacking sense."
Valencia have history against English teams in Europe, can they repeat these performances tonight?
This season's opening Champions League fixture was Valencia's first win in seven games against Chelsea. They've drawn three and lost three as well.
Chelsea have never lost when playing away at Valencia in the Champions League with two wins and a draw under their belts. They've only face Schalke and Atletico Madrid as often away from home without defeat.
Kick off is ten minutes away, the warm ups are done and the action is next...
The players are in the tunnel, Chelsea's biggest game of the competition so far this season is about to get underway. Kick off comes next...
Valencia 0 - 0 Chelsea
Kick off: Chelsea kick off the match. Remember whoever wins tonight will qualify for the next stage of the Champions League.
Chelsea start brightly with Kovacic getting down the left hand side and winning a corner.
Valencia 0 - 0 Chelsea
3 mins: Valencia defend the corner and Reece James whips the ball back into the box from the right. It bounces and comes to Willian on the far post who heads the ball over the bar. He needs to hit the target there. A big chance for Chelsea is gone.
Valencia 0 - 0 Chelsea
6 mins: Kante brings the ball up the pitch and fires it into the box for Abraham who doesn't control it and the ball flies through to Pulisic who loses the ball. Valencia burst forward quickly with Gomez and he wins a free kick as Jorginho tackles him late.
Jorginho goes in the book.
Valencia 0 - 0 Chelsea
9 mins: The free kick results in a corner for the home side but Chelsea defend it well. Azpilicueta then gets forward for the Blues and puts a decent ball into the box. It misses everyone and comes to Reece James. He sends the ball back in and it flies over everyone heads again.
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