Dortmund vs Chelsea

Three changes have been made to the side which started the draw against West Ham at the weekend.

[Ben Chilwell](/en/teams/profile/ben-chilwell) on the left makes his first start since early November. [Kai Havertz](/en/teams/profile/kai-havertz), back in his homeland, will again lead the attack. [Kalidou Koulibaly](/en/teams/profile/kalidou-koulibaly) replaces [Benoit Badiashile](/en/teams/profile/benoit-badiashile) who is not in the Champions League squad.

Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea collide in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 and the German giants are probably the favorites to advance.

[fired American coach Jesse Marsch](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2023/02/07/jesse-marsch-fired-by-leeds-united/) without having a replacement lined up and if Skubala fares well, he could well become their manager for the final months of the season. QUESTIONABLE: Callum Wilson (thigh), Allan Saint-Maximin (knee), Miguel Almiron (knee). Interesting note: [Southampton beat Chelsea 2-1 earlier this season](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/08/30/southampton-vs-chelsea-recap-saints-battle-back-beat-lifeless-blues-video-highlights/) and have matched up pretty well against the Blues in recent years. Everton are still in the relegation zone but are just one point behind Leeds and Dyche’s side look more organized and solid and everyone expects them to drag themselves out of the bottom three. [However, that deal for Marsch broke down](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2023/02/15/reports-jesse-marsch-to-be-named-new-southampton-manager/) and now Ruben Selles is in charge on a caretaker basis as the assistant coach could well take over for the rest of the season. All of the focus at Chelsea is on scoring more goals and they have been so close to doing that in recent games. They didn’t take their chances in the first half at West Ham last weekend and were made to pay for that in the 1-1 draw, while Potter not starting a proper No. [humbling home defeat to 10-man Wolves last weekend](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2023/02/11/southampton-vs-wolves-video-highlights-analysis-reaction/) and it looked like Jesse Marsch would be their next manager. All of the focus will be on Arsenal and how they respond to that home defeat, their first of the season, to Manchester City. Chelsea sit in 10th place in the table and are 10 points off the top four. All is not lost as they still have a game in-hand on City but Arteta has a big job on his hands to raise the confidence levels for this clash at Villa Park, and beyond. This is a big test for this new-look Chelsea side and they need their new signings to stand up and deliver.

Borussia Dortmund's teenage striker Youssoufa Moukoko has been ruled out of Wednesday's game with an ankle problem. Former West Ham striker Sebastien Haller ...

Follow the action live as Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea return to Champions League action in the round of 16.

[DAZN](https://www.dazn.com/en-US/home?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=sne&utm_campaign=campaign&utm_term=term&utm_content=1011l200898 Thomas Meunier is still returning from a muscle injury, while Mateu Morey has been out for most of the season with a knee injury. They'll hope that transfers to this competition, in which they won two of their group games and drew their final three to qualify for this stage behind Manchester City. They look suitably confident after such a good run here since almost the start of the season. Chelsea will find plenty of encouragement from these opening stages as they look to improve on four goals in their last eight games. This has been a breathless start to the game. Kalidou Koulibaly gets in the way of Karim Adeyemi's effort this time. Mykhailo Mudryk attempts to locate Kalidou Koulibaly with a neat pass inside the penalty area, only to see the flag go up. It's a valid point as Dortmund close in on an eighth win since the World Cup. This isn't a great game for any manager's nerves, but he'll surely be aware in the back of his mind that a draw would be a commendable result here. A royal rumble is taking place on the touchline near the technical areas. Thanks for following our live blog – we'll have a report and analysis at the top of this page shortly.