Team News: Chelsea unchanged for Schalke 04 trip

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has opted to make no changes to his side for their Champions League fixture with Schalke 04.

Mourinho saw the Blues extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table at the weekend with a 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion, and that display was enough to see the Portuguese coach select the same 11 players.

However, there is one change on the substitutes' bench, with John Obi Mikel coming in for forward Loic Remy.

Schalke boss Roberto Di Matteo, who guided Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2012, is still without Julian Draxler and Jefferson Farfan but the Italian is able to call upon Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who scored in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea XI: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa Subs: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Ramires, Schurrle, Drogba

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Schalke 04: Fahrmann, Uchida, Howedes, Santana, Aogo, Neustadter, Kirchhoff, Hoger, Boateng, Choupo-Moting, Huntelaar Subs: Friedrich, Meyer, Clemens, Sane, Fuchs, Barnetta, Wetklo

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