Tottenham head to the game following a 2-2 draw with Newcastle United in their last Premier League fixture. “Matt Doherty and Ben Davies are the only players who are not available,” Mourinho said.
Academy starlet Ben Woodburn enhanced his growing reputation as Liverpool made it three wins out of three in pre-season with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium.
Thomas Tuchel's Blues had won the 'away' leg of the quarter-final 2-0 in Seville last time out thanks to goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell, leaving Porto with an uphill task in the return leg.
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has donated N2million to families of policemen killed by Navy during the May 30th clash in Calabar. Ayade made the donation yesterday through the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa.
Recall that Manchester United defeated Barcelona 2-1 at Old Trafford, while Juventus defeated Nantes 3-0 in France. AS Roma defeated RB Salzburg 2-0 in Italy, while Union Berlin beat Ajax 3-1, among other games played on Thursday.
Arsenal came from a 2-0 down to beat Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to second-half goals from Thomas Partey, Ben White and Nelson. "They never gave up," Arteta said at this post-match press conference.
Two goals from Enzo Le Fee and Ibrahima Kone gave Lorient a 2-0 lead. But Balogun's hat-trick, along with Kamory Doumbia's goal, secured a 4-2 comeback victory for the hosts.
Chelsea left-back, Ben Chilwell, has identified teammate, Reece James, as the 'brilliant' player following the Blues' 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.
Kai Havertz and Ben White scored twice each in a rampant second-half performance from Mikel Arteta's side after Leandro Trossard had struck an early opener in an end-to-end first period.
The players are Ismaïla Sarr, Nicolas Nkoulou, Ben Foster, Emmanuel Dennis (doubt), Ken Sema, Francisco Sierralta (now running), Peter Etebo and Kwadwo Baah.
Mourinho's men head to the game following a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth in their last encounter over the weekend. "Four players remain sidelined ahead of Wednesday night's trip to Old Trafford," A club statement read.