Chelsea vs Galatasaray - Competition: UEFA Champions League
Match date: Tuesday, 18 March 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT
Match date: Tuesday, 18 March 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT
Chelsea FC are the current leaders of the England Premier
League; but they suffered a narrow defeat in their last match on the
road against Aston Villa. The Blues had to complete the match with nine
man; because Willia and Ramires were sent off by refree Chris Foy. In
the first leg, they took the lead with Torres; but then Chedjou levelled
the game. At the Stamford Bridge, coach Jose Mourinho's side were
almost perfect so far this season. They lost only one fixture which was
against Basel. They also got two draws against West Ham and WBA. Ashley
Cole and Marco van Ginkel will miss out. Mohamed Salah and Nemanja Matic
are ineligible. Samuel Eto'o did not feature in the last league match;
but he is expected to be fit to play along with David Luiz on the match
day.
Galatasaray team were drawn to Karabuk on Friday evening. It makes that their title chances are in danger. Coach Roberto Mancini's side knows that they have to perform much better in the second leg in order to get the ticket for the next round; but their away performance was the weakest part of the team until now. In their twenty-one official trips, they could get four victories which is one of them in the Turkish cupagainst a lower division side. In Champions League's group stage, they failed to win on the road with one draw, two defeats. In their match squad, there is no important missing; but some players will be absent as usual. The big guns like Didier Drogba, Wesley Sneijder and Burak Yilmaz will be the biggest goal hopes of the Lions. Semih Kaya was substituted off at the half-time of the last match; but he is fit to play on Tuesday.
Galatasaray team were drawn to Karabuk on Friday evening. It makes that their title chances are in danger. Coach Roberto Mancini's side knows that they have to perform much better in the second leg in order to get the ticket for the next round; but their away performance was the weakest part of the team until now. In their twenty-one official trips, they could get four victories which is one of them in the Turkish cupagainst a lower division side. In Champions League's group stage, they failed to win on the road with one draw, two defeats. In their match squad, there is no important missing; but some players will be absent as usual. The big guns like Didier Drogba, Wesley Sneijder and Burak Yilmaz will be the biggest goal hopes of the Lions. Semih Kaya was substituted off at the half-time of the last match; but he is fit to play on Tuesday.
Possible line-ups:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech – Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta – Ramires, Mikel – Willian, Oscar, Hazard – Eto’o.
Galatasaray (4-1-3-2): Muslera – Eboue, Chedjou, Balta, Telles – Ceyhun – Selcuk, Melo, Sneijder – Drogba, B. Yilmaz.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech – Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta – Ramires, Mikel – Willian, Oscar, Hazard – Eto’o.
Galatasaray (4-1-3-2): Muslera – Eboue, Chedjou, Balta, Telles – Ceyhun – Selcuk, Melo, Sneijder – Drogba, B. Yilmaz.
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
