Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou are the two players selected to support lone striker Didier Drogba.

Cole will be playing his first Champions League football of 2009 in what is expected to be the Christmas tree formation.

Michael Ballack is on the bench after playing the whole of the last four games so Florent Malouda joins Frank Lampard and Michael Essien in midfield.

Alex is given his second start of the season, Ashley Cole returns from injury and as in the first meeting between these sides, Juliano Belletti is at right-back.

Atlético make changes from the first game. Ex-Liverpool man Florent Sinama Pongolle comes in up front as Diego Forlan's partner with Sergio Aguero dropped to the bench. Former Arsenal man José Antonio Reyes comes into midfield.

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation:

1 Petr Cech
35 Juliano Belletti
33 Alex
26 John Terry (c)
3 Ashley Cole
8 Frank Lampard
5 Michael Essien
15 Florent Malouda
21 Salomon Kalou
10 Joe Cole
11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 6 Ricardo Carvalho, 12 Michael Ballack, 20 Deco, 23 Daniel Sturridge, 39 Nicolas Anelka.

Atlético Madrid are expected to line up in the following 4-4-2 formation:

Sergio Asenjo; Perea, Pablo Ibanez, Juanito, Antonio Lopez (c); Reyes, Paulo Assuncao, Cleber Santana, Simao; Forlan, Sinama Pongolle.

Substitutes: De Gea, Ujfalusi, Raul Garcia, Maxi Rodriguez, Jurado, Alvaro Dominguez, Aguero.

The referee is The referee is Bjorn Kuipers from the Netherlands.

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The match will be shown on Chelsea TV from midnight.