The Brazilian replaces Pedro in attack and is joined there by Olivier Giroud, who leads the line, and Eden Hazard, not a starter in Germany a week ago.
With N'Golo Kante out injured, Ruben Loftus-Cheek returns in midfield alongside Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic. Emerson Palmieri for Marcos Alonso is the only change to the defensive unit.
For the visitors Ante Rebic returns from suspension. Gelson Fernandes makes way. Sebastien Haller, who missed the first leg through injury, is on the bench.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek; Willian, Giroud, Hazard.
Subs Caballero, Zappacosta, Alonso, Cahill, Barkley, Pedro, Higuain.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp; Abraham (c), Hasebe, Hinteregger, Da Costa, Rode, Gacinovic, Rebic, Falette, Jovic, Kostic.
Subs Ronnow, N'Dicka, De Guzman, Haller, Fernandes, Chandler, Paciencia
The referee is Ovidiu Hategan from Romania
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