Goalkeeper and defence:
In goal, Thibaut Courtois currently looks like the best goalkeeper in the Premier League if his fine form during his three-year loan stint with last season’s finalists Atletico Madrid. The highly promising young Belgian is expected to take Petr Cech’s number one spot this season, and he takes the same spot here. Also featuring in defence are Manchester City pair Pablo Zabaleta and Vincent Kompany, who are certainly among the best defenders in Europe and will be hoping to improve the Premier League champions’ poor record in this competition this term. Chelsea dominate the defence, unsurprisingly, with Gary Cahill and new left-back signing Filipe Luis also in the back four.