Reece James and Andreas Christensen both come into the side, and only Marcos Alonso from Saturday’s initial four-man defence makes way. Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva and Toni Rudiger all start.

Jorginho also returns, at the expense of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, joining N’Golo Kante in midfield.

The three-pronged attack is once again spearheaded by Kai Havertz. Mason Mount, making his 150th Blues appearance, and Christian Pulisic, another fresh face, join him there.

Real Madrid prefer Federico Valverde, a midfielder who can play in a front three, to Marco Asensio or Rodrygo. Thibaut Courtois starts as expected, while Eden Hazard did not travel.

Chelsea: Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rudiger; James, Kante, Jorginho, Azpilicueta (c); Mount, Havertz, Pulisic.

Subs: Bettinelli, Kepa, Alonso, Kenedy, Chalobah, Sarr, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Ziyech, Lukaku, Werner.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Valverde, Benzema (c), Vinicius Junior.

Subs: Lunin, Toni Fuidias, Lucas Vazquez, Vallejo, Nacho, Marcelo, Ceballos, Mariano, Camavinga, Rodrygo, Bale, Asensio.

The referee is Clement Turpin from France.