this tuesday will be a dramatic evening, football talk, at Stamford Bridge. To end the crisis, Chelsea must return to the round of 16 of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund wins 1-0 in the match against Idano Signal Iduna Park.
Despite the 333.5 million euros invested in transfers in the winter market, the team, led by Graham Potter, takes 10th place in the Premier, 11 points from the Champions League zone (with one game to go). Some English media do not rule out Potter being fired if his Chelsea are eliminated, although Saturday’s victory over Leeds (1-0) has given the ‘blue’ coach some breathing room.
Chelsea against Borussia Dortmund
Stamford Bridge, 9 p.m. (MLC)
Chelsea: Kepa; Chalobah, Koulibaly, Fofana; James, Kovacic, Enzo Fernandez, Chilwell; Mudryk of Sterling, Havertz and João Félix
Trainers: Graham Potter
Borussia Dortmund: Mayer; Lobo, Schlotterbeck, Sule, Ryerson; Yes, Ozcan; Brandt, Bellingham, Giant; Hall
Coaches: Edin Terzic
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) / VAR: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Jude Bellingham’s Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, is having a great time and is tied with Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga table with 49 points. Dortmund has a Champions League in its cartel (1996-97).
Potter happy with John Felix
“We have to play well, be positive. We’re going to play against a great team. My players are motivated. We want to give our best,” Potter told the media. The Chelsea coach expressed his satisfaction with João Félix’s performance since his arrival: “His quality is obvious.”
Potter appealed to Chelsea fans to “let your voice cheer for your team”. The truth is that there are sectors of followers who believe that Potter’s stint on their bench should end now, even though it has been occupied for six months, and they are even collecting signatures: they already have nearly 50,000. The Blues coach explained that the fans “always have the right to express their opinion, they suffer as much as we do”. N’Golo Kanté is already training, but he still can’t play. Christian Pulisic returns and Reece James has second thoughts.
Karim Adeyemi scored Borussia Dortmund’s winning goal in the first leg, but is sidelined with a muscle injury. Alexander Mayer was the starting goalkeeper against Leipzig on Saturday (2-1 against Dortmund) due to an injury to Gregor Kobel, who traveled to London. Whoever plays this Tuesday is written in the stars.
On the other hand, Edin Terzic asked Bellingham, 19, and Borussia Dortmund’s coveted star, to “lead the team with his quality in this brutally difficult mission”.
Source: La Neta Neta
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