We’re counting down to the Chelsea vs Benfica Champions League game which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the teams have just been announced.
We can reveal that the starting eleven for Chelsea which has been confirmed as follows:
Chelsea
Robert Lynch Sánchez #1
Also known as Sánchez
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Cartagena, Spain
Marc Cucurella Saseta #3
Also known as Cucurella
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Alella, Spain
Benoît Badiashile #5
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Limoges, France
Trevoh Chalobah #23
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 26
Nationality: England
Malo Gusto #27
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 22
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Décines, France
Moisés Caicedo #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 23
Enzo Fernández #24
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Martín, Argentina
Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Pérez, Argentina
Pedro Lomba Neto
Also known as Neto
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Tyrique George #32
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 19
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
Alejandro Garnacho #17
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
The starting line-up for Benfica has also been confirmed as follows:
Benfica
Anatoliy Trubin
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.99m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Donetsk, Ukraine
Samuel Dahl
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Västerås, Sweden
Nicolás Otamendi #19
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
António João Tavares Silva #4
Also known as Silva
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Viseu, Portugal
Amar Dedić
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Place of birth: Zell am See, Austria
Enzo Barrenechea #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Villa María, Argentina
Fredrik Aursnes #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Hareid, Norway
Richard Ríos #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 25
Heorhii Sudakov
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Brianka, Ukraine
Dodi Lukébakio
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Asse, Belgium
Vangelis Pavlidis
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Thessaloniki, Greece
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