Louis van Gaal has backed Anthony Martial to end his goal drought and help Manchester United avoid an embarrassingly early Champions League exit.

Three days on from the 76th anniversary of Germany invading Poland, a movement of sorts has occurred in the opposite direction for tonight’s top-of-the-table Group D tie in Frankfurt (7.45pm).

With Kevin De Bruyne set to enhance Manchester City’s forward line, there’s also an interesting line to be drawn from the Belgian attacker’s departure from Chelsea through to the present: Jose Mourinho initially sold De Bruyne to sign Mohamed Salah and complement Andre Schurrle, and then sold Schurrle and loaned out Salah to sign Juan Cuadrado.

Euro 2016 Qualifier Group D

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Chelsea made the only big-money signing of a surprisingly low-key transfer deadline day as they brought in Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado for €30m; but in a sign that perhaps Financial Fair Play is beginning to bite, even they had to sell Andre Schurrle before signing the cheque.

Juan Cuadrado has joined Chelsea in what is likely to be the biggest deal of deadline day.

Andre Schurrle has completed his move to Wolfsburg, paving the way for Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado to join Chelsea.

Transfer deadline day failed to deliver a flurry of major early moves as clubs continued to weigh up their options, with Wolfsburg remaining relaxed over their proposed deal with Chelsea for Germany winger Andre Schurrle.

Juan Cuadrado has joined Chelsea in what is likely to be the biggest deal of deadline day.

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has confirmed that Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will not play for the Viola on Saturday, with the Colombian winger finalising his permanent move to Chelsea.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge could be back in contention for the second leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Tuesday.

Jose Mourinho was “ashamed” by Chelsea’s “unacceptable” FA Cup fourth-round exit, but praised Bradford for their giant-killing act in a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho has insisted Chelsea have no plans to sell or buy in the January transfer window, playing down reports of imminent exits for World Cup winner Andre Schurrle and Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to return to face Chelsea in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg after resting his tight hamstring at the weekend.

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All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 21 in the Premier League.

Stars like Andre Schurrle helped Chelsea earn more than $1 million from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Chelsea 3 Watford 0

Chelsea powered into the fourth round of the FA Cup as second-half goals from Willian, Loic Remy and Kurt Zouma completed a 3-0 victory over Watford.

Striker Diego Costa and forward Eden Hazard are among the front-line Chelsea players who could be rotated out of the starting XI for Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Watford.

A magical performance from Eden Hazard was not enough to inspire Chelsea to victory as Southampton held firm to secure a hard-earned point.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has a full squad to choose from as the Barclays Premier League leaders travel to Southampton on Sunday.

Chelsea 2 West Ham 0

Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea made one change for the St Stephen's Day visit of fourth-placed West Ham, with Oscar included from the start.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of the full round of matches on St Stephen’s Day in the Premier League.

A stunning strike from Filipe Luis helped Chelsea clinch a routine 3-1 win over 10-man Derby last night and move into the Capital One Cup semi-final.

Derby 1 Chelsea 3

Playmaker Cesc Fabregas is available following suspension as Chelsea travel to Derby for their Capital One Cup quarter-final clash on Tuesday night.

Gary Cahill has warned Chelsea’s rivals the club are now a more "dangerous" proposition than ever.

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Serious Champions League business begins for Chelsea in February after Jose Mourinho's men completed their unbeaten Group G campaign with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon.

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1

Sunderland 0 Chelsea 0

Schalke 0 Chelsea 5

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 11 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

NK Maribor 1 Chelsea 1

Chelsea 2 QPR 1

Capital One Cup Fourth-Round

Shrewsbury 1 Chelsea 2

Chelsea captain John Terry claims he and Branislav Ivanovic were "double headlocked at every corner" during Sunday’s gripping 1-1 draw at Manchester United.

Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle has been ruled out of Germany’s Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland tonight due a bout of flu.