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
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Your support makes all the difference.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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