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.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Napoli
51 mins: The tempo of Liverpool's play has increased since the break. They are pressing forward better as well but that means there are gaps behind their defence.
Lozano gets into one and wins a corner. Mertens sends it into the box but Alisson punches it away.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Napoli
54 mins: Off the line from Koulibaly! Wijnaldum sends a ball out to Gomez who does well to get the ball to Henderson. Henderson dinks an aerial ball into the box for Firmino but Meret comes out to claim it. He spills the ball and Firmino wraps his foot around it only for Koulibaly to kick the ball away off the line.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Napoli
57 mins: Jurgen Klopp changes things up for Liverpool by bringing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on for Joe Gomez. The Gomez experiment hasn't really worked for Klopp tonight.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Napoli
60 mins: The pressure is mounting on Napoli. Mertens has dropped deeper in midfield and Robertson win a corner for the Reds. The cross comes into the box with Manolas heading the ball to Meret to tidy up.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Napoli
63 mins: Robertson brings the ball forward on the counter attack for Liverpool. He runs it into the box and cuts it back to Salah. Salah shoots but hits it straight at Meret who makes the save.
Chance for Firmino! Robertson finds Mane who finds Oxlade-Chamberlain. He slots the ball into the box for Firmino who heads the ball wide. Manolas put him in just enough pressure for him to misdirect the shot.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Napoli - Lovren
65 mins: GOAL! Liverpool win a corner that Milner swings into the box. It's too high for van Dijk but Lovren comes in behind him, overpowers Mertens and heads the ball into the back of the net.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Napoli
69 mins: It's taken a while for them to get going but Liverpool are alive and kicking. The Anfield crowd erupts in songs and cheers, they're expecting their team to go on and win this now.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Napoli
72 mins: Fernando Llorente comes on for Napoli, he replaces Lozano.
Manolas concedes a corner by taking the ball off Firmino. Milner plays it short to Mane who sends it out to Lovren on the right wing. The pass is too heavy and the ball goes out for a throw in.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Napoli
75 mins: Oxlade-Chamberlain's ball into the box is headed out to Robertson who has a shy at goal but sends it over the bar.
Alexander-Arnold is stripped and ready to go.
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