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.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea - Wass
82 mins: GOAL! It's a misjudgment from Kepa Arrizabalaga as Wass picks up the ball on the right wing. He cross/shoots and Kepa withdraws his arms letting the ball go through. It hits the far post and bounces into the net.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea
84 mins: Chelsea need to hold on to the result now. Frank Lampard said before the game Chelsea must not lose. Valencia are on top and they're going for it in these dying stages.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea
87 mins: Chelsea have Lille at home in the next fixture whilst Valencia travel to Ajax. A draw will be good enough for the Blues but Valencia want the win. They are throwing men forward in search of a winning goal.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea
90+3 mins: No idea where the seven minutes have come from, it's been more like a maximum of five.
Chelsea do well to control the ball in the first few minutes, the commit a number of bodies forward but Reece James' cross goes straight to Cillessen.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea
90+5 mins: Gaya has a shot and tries to sneak the ball in at the near post. Chelsea look as though they can't make up their minds what to do with the ball in their possession.
Emerson loses it and Rodrigo is sent away down the righ wing. He brings it into the box and shoots but puts the ball wide.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea
90+6 mins: Another miss from Rodrigo! End to end stuff from both teams. Gaya down the left wing opens up Chelsea with a cross into the far post and Rodrigo puts it wide. Valencia's finishing has been woeful.
Valencia 2 - 2 Chelsea
90+7 mins: That is it! A great game of football comes to an end. Both teams take a point away from this epic!
Chelsea's hopes for qualification now rest with a home match against Lille.
Lots of added time in Chelsea's draw with Valencia means that kick of at Anfield is less than ten minutes away.
Here's a reminder of Liverpool's starting line up as they host Napoli:
Alisson, Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Firmino.
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