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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

'2012 moment incoming!' - Chelsea fans love what Frank Lampard has done against Bayern Munich

Frank Lampard 's team selection for this evening's Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich has got a number of Chelsea fans talking.

The Blues go into the game knowing they will be back in the competition next season regardless of what happens at the Allianz Arena, but face a near-impossible task to reach the quarter-final.

3-0 down from the first-leg, the Blues must score at least three times in order to force extra-time and can't afford to make any mistakes at the back.

Chelsea training session ahead of Bayern Munich clash

This task has been made all the more difficult with the injury nightmare.

Cesar Azpilicueta, Christian Pulisic and Pedro all suffered knocks in last weekend's FA Cup final loss against Arsenal and are not available for the decider in Germany.

Nor is Willian - amid links to Arsenal - or suspended pair Jorginho and Marcos Alonso.

Changes were expected and Lampard has made six in total with Andreas Christensen, Emerson Palmieri, N'Golo Kante, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham and Callum Hudson-Odoi all starting.

This means Antonio Rudiger and the in-form Olivier Giroud drop out.

Chelsea XI: Caballero; James, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson; Barkley, Kante, Kovacic; Mount, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi

Most of the reaction from Chelsea supporters on social media has centred around Lampard's decision to leave out Rudiger in favour of Christensen.

It's safe to say many fans agree with what the Blues head coach has done.

Take a look at some of the best responses on Twitter...

What Lampard has said

"We have to believe we could have the opportunity to do something special. We have to go into the game with that thought, give everything to the game and play with confidence in difficult situations.

"Can it free us up slightly? That is what I expect to see out of the players, not an attitude of this being a difficult match in a negative sense.

"It has to be a positive sense and we have to tackle this in the right way."

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