Nosa Igiebor starts for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Champions league clash with Chelsea. However, his compatriot, John Mikel Obi is only good for the bench.

Cesar Azpilicueta returns to the starting line-up at right-back with Baba Rahman on the left. Gary Cahill partners John Terry in the centre of defence.

There is also a place for Oscar and it remains to be seen whether that means Eden Hazard will operate centrally or out wide. Willian is the other attacking midfielder with the familiar pair of Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas behind them and Diego Costa up front.

Former Chelsea defender Tal Ben-Haim starts for the home side.

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

Begovic; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry (c), Baba; Fabregas, Matic; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa.

Subs: Blackman, Ivanovic, Zouma, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro; Remy .

Maccabi Tel Aviv are expected to line-up in the following 4-3-3 formation:

Rajkovic; Dasa, Ben-Haim, Carlos Garcia, Ben-Harush; Igiebor, Alberman, Peretz; Ben-Haim II, Zahavi (c), Rikan.

Subs: Lifshitz, Tibi, Azulay, Vermouth, Mitrovic, Itzhaki, Ben Basat.

The referee is Alberto Undiano Mallenco from Turkey.