LATEST UPDATE: UCL: Chelsea Vs Schalke 04 Today At 7:45pm
Going on the recent form guide, Chelsea are red hot
favourites to beat Schalke in their opening Champions
League game on the 2014-15 campaign.
Schalke arrive to Stamford Bridge having had their
worst start to a Bundesliga season ever. Last
weekend the Royal Blues were comprehensively beaten
4-1 away at Borussia Mönchengladbach, marking their
worst start to a season for 46 years. Still without a win this season in any competition, Jens Keller’s charges already have a mountain to climb with
just one point on the board after three league games.
For the Germans, it feels like the trip to Chelsea has
come at exactly the wrong time, with star
players Julian Draxler, Max Meyer and Klaas-Jan
Huntelaar all not 100% fit, while Jefferson Farfan,
Atsuto Uchida, Sead Kolasinac and Joel Matip are all
out injured.
As for Chelsea, it feels like everything is coming up
smelling like roses for Jose Mourinho’s men.
With four wins in four matches at the start of the
Premier League season, the Blues have cemented their
reputation as the favourites for the domestic title, and
with a team bustling with confidence they now begin
their assault on the Champions League.
Diegoal Costa (seven goals in four games) is on fire,
Cesc Fabregas is creating a goal every game for the
Pensioners, while Nemanja Matic is rock solid in the
defensive midfield role.
Thinking about potential changes for Mourinho’s men,
John Terry, having played during last weekend’s home
win over Swansea, may get the night off against the
Germans.
Overall, Chelsea will be many people’s favourites to get
the three points on Wednesday night, however many
Blues fans will remember that 12 months ago their side
were similarly billed to beat Basel in the corresponding
fixture.
That night ended up with the Swiss side winning 2-0.
Chelsea are unlikely to make the same mistake again
this time around.
Possible line-ups
Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Luis;
Ramires, Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Hazard, Costa
Schalke: Fährmann, Clemems, Ayan, Höwedes, Aogo,
Neustädter, Boateng, Draxler, Huntelaar, Sam, Choupo-
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