Team news: Eden Hazard leads line, Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud on bench
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ByEurosport
Updated 20/02/2018 at 19:09 GMT
Eden Hazard leads the line for Chelsea against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge with Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata on the bench.
Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 3, 2018
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Giroud scored his first goal for the club on Friday against Hull City in the FA Cup fifth round win, but he and fellow forward Morata are left as options off the bench by manager Antonio Conte.
Hazard has played as a striker on occasion and tonight he plays with Willian and Pedro off him.
In midfield, Cesc Fabregas is chosen to partner N'Golo Kante whilst Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso are the wing-backs.
Gary Cahill is not in the starting XI so Cesar Azpilicueta captains the side.
Barcelona start with their full strength side as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez start in attack with Paulinho, Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets behind them.
Teams
Chelsea - Courtois; Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Moses, Fabregas, Kante, Alonso; Willian, Hazard, Pedro.
Barcelona - Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Paulinho, Messi, Suarez.
In Germany Bayern Munich host Besiktas with James Rodriguez and Kingsley Coman both starting for the German champions.
For the Turkish side Vagner Love leads the line following Cenk Tosun's January departure to Everton.
Teams
Bayern Munich - Ulreich, Kimmich, Hummels, Boateng, Alaba, James, Martinez, Vidal, Coman, Lewandowski, Muller
Besiktas - Fabri, Adriano, Pepe, Vida, Erkin, Hutchinson, Medel, Quaresma, Talisca, Babel, Love
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