CL · Group Stage · Matchday 6 - Chelsea vs Steaua Bucharest

The reverse fixture on Matchday 2 in October was an absolute mauling by the Blues. The visitors took the lead on 19 minutes through Ramires, who poked in from close range Samuel Eto'o's intercepted shot, before a silly Daniel Georgievski own goal off a superb Chelsea counterattack doubled the Londoners' account on the night a minute before halftime. A second from Ramires after 55 minutes all but sewed the match up, and a long-range effort from Frank Lampard in the 90th minute put the icing on the cake for the resurgent Blues and ensured their bounce-back from their opening day catastrophe at home to Basel was a good one.










Fitness concerns for Chelsea include, or rather remain, Brazilian duo David Luiz, who is by all accounts still injured, and Oscar, who, despite being declared nearly okay by José Mourinho ahead of Chelsea's game against Stoke City at the Britannia on Saturday, wasn't even named on the bench. The Blues will also seemingly be waiting on André Schurrle, who sustained a slight injury in the game against Stoke and asked to be brought off early because of it.

Should be a win here but I'd also like to see some younger players playing, Omeruo, Kalas and RLC perhaps.

There is a chance this game can garuntee the no 1 spot in our group instead of 2, and by all means we rather take that 1 and avoid some elite teams in the knock out stages, so I'm guessing we will field a formidable line up

Uncanny wrote:There is a chance this game can garuntee the no 1 spot in our group instead of 2, and by all means we rather take that 1 and avoid some elite teams in the knock out stages, so I'm guessing we will field a formidable line up

Yep. And seeing that Mourinho doesn't know what squad rotation means, he'll probably field his best XI

Soul wrote:

Uncanny wrote:There is a chance this game can garuntee the no 1 spot in our group instead of 2, and by all means we rather take that 1 and avoid some elite teams in the knock out stages, so I'm guessing we will field a formidable line up

Yep. And seeing that Mourinho doesn't know what squad rotation means, he'll probably field his best XI

I wouldn't say that. If anything, he's guilty of changing too much up from week to week thus far.

I can always hope. perhaps put the youngsters on the bench then.

Chelsea's Ashley Cole set for comeback after the defensive debacle of Stoke loss:
Saturday’s defensive disaster against Stoke will see Ashley Cole get his chance in the Londoners' final Champions League group clash against Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday, and he could his place back for Palace clash and Arsenal crunch with a good performance
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelseas-ashley-cole-set-comeback-2909591

Azpilicueta Cahill Terry Cole

please.

I would think so. Hopefully Mou is finally finished with Brana.

José Mourinho confirms Ashley Cole will start against Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday:
Chelsea manager José Mourinho has confirmed Ashley Cole will return to the starting line-up for Wednesday night's Champions League match against Steaua Bucharest at Stamford Bridge
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9066682/champions-league-ashley-cole-will-start-for-chelsea-against-steaua-bucharest

"Ashley Cole will start. I know him well, the way he trains and behaves is as a super professional. He's a fantastic guy."

Called Mark starting in goal for this game weeks ago, you scrubs are lucky to have me

No Kevin again, ffs Mou has been pissing me off constantly in this second stint.

Change

4-0
Oscar, Hazard

Good start.

GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!


Dembinho

Oops, nvm. OG

Feck that was close.

Far out Mikel is shit

Ba does his best Torres impression missing a tap-in from 6 yards...

Schalke lead 10-man Basel in the other game.

Honestly prefer Rafa from last season, #freeKevin.

WOW THANKS MOU

10 minutes WOW and Hazard who plays every game doesn't need any rest yet Willian does?

FT: 1-0


Another shit performance against a hopeless side.

SHIT

All the teams we may vs in round 16 are pretty shit except Milan