Andriy Shevchenko was surprisingly relegated to the bench with Mikel Jon Obi coming into the midfield.

With Joe Cole also selected it appears that Mourinho has chosen to either play five across the middle to stifle Bremen or give Joe Cole a license to wander up front alongside Uefa Champion’s League Top-Scorer Didier Drogba [5 goals, with Kaká (Milan) and Fernando Morientes (Valencia)].

Therefore, the revised starting line up for Chelsea tonight in Germany is: Carlo Cudicini, Ashley Cole, Claude Makelele, Michael Essien, Khalid Boulahrouz, Joe Cole, Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Michael Ballack, Geremi, John Terry.

From: VitalFootball.com