
Credit: Divulgacao/Chelsea
Chelsea x Borussia Dortmund face off this Tuesday (7) at 5 pm (BrasÃlia time) at Stamford Bridge stadium, in London, for the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League. After losing in Germany, the team commanded byr graham potter You have an indigestible task today.
In the first leg, Dortmund beat the Blues 1-0 and enter the field soon after with the advantage of the tie in search of a place in the quarterfinals. Chelsea, in turn, need a two-goal victory or a meager score to take the dispute to penalties.
Injured, Thiago Silva is out. As well as N’golo Kanté, Armando Broja, Edouard Mendy and Cesar Azpilicueta.
With a very irregular campaign in the Premier League, Chelsea are not considered favourites. On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund is fighting for the Bundesliga title and comes from an important sequence of victories.
– We have to play well, be positive. It’s a special occasion to be in the top eight of the Champions League. We had some games where we could have scored more than one goal and we need that performance. We will play against a great team. The players are motivated and we will do our best – said Chelsea manager Graham Potter.
Chelsea lineup against Dortmund
The likely Chelsea for today’s game is as follows: Kepa; Chalobah, Koulibaly and Fofana; James, Kovacic, Enzo Fernández and Chilwell; Sterling, Havertz and Joao Felix.
DATASHEET:
Chelsea v Dortmund
Date and time: 3/7/2023, at 5 pm (from Brasilia)
Local: Stamford Bridge, London (ING)
Where to watch: SBT, TNT and HBO Max
PROBABLE SCHEDULES:
CHELSEA (Coach: Graham Potter)
Kepa; Chalobah, Koulibaly and Fofana; James, Kovacic, Enzo Fernández and Chilwell; Sterling, Havertz and Joao Felix.
Embezzlement: N’golo Kanté, Armando Broja, Edouard Mendy, Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva (injured).
DORTMUND (Coach: Edin Terzic)
Meyer; Wolf, Sule, Schlotterbeck and Guerreiro; Ozcan, Can and Bellingham; Brandt, Haller and Reus.
Embezzlement: Youssoufa Moukoko, Mateu Morey, Abdoulaye Kamara, Donyell Malen and Julien Duranville (injured). Julian Ryerson (suspended).