Preview for Esperance v Chelsea
Chelsea want only a level in opposition to Esperance tomorrow to qualify however will wish to go into the final 16 of the Membership World Cup on the again of a victory.
Enzo Maresca’s males had been seemingly cruising into the knockout phases when main in opposition to Flamengo of their final outing, Pedro Neto’s early strike placing them in management.
However objectives from Bruno Henrique, Danilo and Wallace Yan, mixed with the brainless dismissal of Nicolas Jackson, noticed the Premier League facet overwhelmed in Philadelphia.
Each Chelsea and Esperance sit on three factors from two video games in Group D however the Londoners’ superior objective distinction means a draw can be sufficient to ship them by means of.
And having experimented in opposition to Flamengo, it appears probably Maresca will revert again to the tried and examined tomorrow night time.
“We tried to do one thing totally different through the sport, additionally for subsequent season, however congratulations to them,” Maresca stated following the sport in opposition to the Brazilians. “Now we’ve got yet one more sport, and we’re going to attempt to win the subsequent one.”
Esperance are nonetheless in competition as a consequence of their dramatic 1-0 win over LAFC final trip.
Youcef Belaili scored the objective however needed to share the after-match plaudits with goalkeeper Bechir Ben Mentioned, whose last-gasp penalty save from Denis Bouanga, preserved the win.
Crew Information for Esperance v Chelsea
Jackson is suspended, which means Liam Delap will retain his place within the beginning XI.
Reece James performed in a extra superior function in opposition to Flamengo however will probably revert to a extra orthodox right-back place.
Esperance are more likely to be unchanged.
