Chelsea host Barcelona within the Champions League tonight. Get the workforce information right here…
Chelsea and Barcelona will look to make a big transfer in direction of securing a top-eight end within the Champions League once they conflict at Stamford Bridge this night.
Each groups have seven factors from their 4 video games and sit within the playoff locations.
Enzo Maresca’s facet had been environment friendly if unspectacular in successful 2-0 at Burnley on Saturday whereas Barca had been extra spectacular in dismantling 10-man Athletic Bilbao on the revamped Camp Nou a number of hours later.
“They’re taking part in in a tremendous means; you all the time study from Barca,” stated Maresca. “The best way they assault, the best way they defend, they gained the league final season. So they’re a very good workforce and so they all the time have the initiative and we’ll attempt to do the identical on our facet.”
The final time Chelsea confronted a member of the European elite on this competitors was on matchday one once they had been crushed 3-1 by Bayern Munich.
“I believe we’re a greater workforce for the reason that day we performed Bayern away, however each sport is totally different,” added the Italian. “For me, personally, the workforce is getting higher day after day.”
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CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Chelsea might be with out Cole Palmer as soon as once more as he continues to nurse the toe harm he sustained in an accident at residence.
Estevao is as soon as once more the poster boy for the Blues, as he heads up in opposition to Lamine Yamal within the battle of a era.
Moises Caicedo is again within the workforce, with Reece James as all the time, entrusted to guide Chelsea out underneath the lights.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Caicedo, Estevao, Enzo, Garnacho, Neto
BARCELONA TEAM NEWS
Midfield lynchpin Pedri is certainly out however Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Balde and Frenkie de Jong return to the squad.
Rashford missed the Athletic sport as a result of a heavy chilly, Balde obtained a blow to the pinnacle in the identical sport whereas De Jong was suspended.
Whereas the on mortgage Manchester United man is again concerned, he’s solely match sufficient for the bench in opposition to his outdated Premier League foes.
Barcelona: Garcia, Balde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Kounde, E. Garcia, De Jong, Lopez, Torres, Lewandowski, Yamal
Easy methods to watch Chelsea v Barcelona: TV and on-line streams
Chelsea versus Barcelona kicks off tonight at 8pm UK time. You may watch it within the UK on Amazon Prime and stream it on the Amazon Prime Video app.
It’s obtainable by way of native Champions League rights holders in different international locations, together with the USA.
Stats for Chelsea v Barcelona
- Chelsea have solely misplaced one among their final 9 conferences with Barcelona within the Champions League
- Since 2013-14, Barcelona have solely misplaced two of their 9 away video games in opposition to English sides within the Champions League (W6 D1)
- English groups have gained 9 of their final 10 video games in opposition to Spanish sides within the Champions League (L1), with the one exception being Barcelona’s 2-1 win at Newcastle in September