Chelsea
are going to open their new Champions League campaign against the Bundesliga
side Schalke 04 at Stamford Bridge tonight.
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Stats:
- Chelsea are unbeaten this season.
- Schalke have never managed to beat Chelsea in the Champions League.
- Schalke have not won a game this season.
Team News:
Didier
Drogba who returned to Chelsea this summer is the only player doubtful for the
game, the rest squad is fully fit to play.
For
the German side Benedikt Höwedes, Fabian Giefer, Sead Kolasinac, Leon Goretzka,
Jan Kirchhoff and Jefferson Farfán are set to miss this clash with their
respective injuries while Joel Matip is a doubt for this clash.
Possible Lineups:
HEAD TO HEAD
|
|
Chelsea 3 – 0 Schalke 04
|
Champions League, 2013-2014
|
Schalke 04 0 – 3 Chelsea
|
Champions
League, 2013-2014
|
Schalke 04 0 – 0 Chelsea
|
Champions League, 2007-2008
|
Chelsea 2 – 0 Schalke
04
|
Champions League, 2007-2008
|
FORM GUIDE
|
|
Chelsea
(WWWW)
|
Schalke
(LDLL)
|
Chelsea 4 – 2 Swansea
City
|
Mönchengladbach
4 – 1 Schalke 04
|
Everton 3 – 6 Chelsea
|
Schalke 04 1 – 1 Bayern Munich
|
Chelsea 2 – 0 Leicester
City
|
Hannover
96 2 – 1 Schalke 04
|
Burnley FC 1 – 3 Chelsea
|
Dynamo 2 – 1 Schalke 04
|
Prediction:
Chelsea
2 – 1 Schalke 04, a difficult game for the home side.
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