Jose Mourinho's men secured a goalless draw in the first leg but that result doesn't offer any guarantees of qualification when the Blues meet in-form Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Chelsea clinched a somewhat unexpected 2-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday to reignite their Premier League title hopes and now they will face Atletico, the only unbeaten team remaining in this season's Champions League.
Chelsea are worried about absences though as Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto'o could miss out, in addition to suspended Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel and injured Petr Cech and John Terry. Atletico won 1-0 at Valencia last weekend, their ninth consecutive win which took them just six points away from the Primera Liga title.
Jose Mourinho is looking to become the first manager to reach the Champions League final with three different clubs. The first leg result gives Atletico a slightly better chance to progress as Chelsea would have to defeat them in order to qualify but the match could go to the penalty shoot-out if it ends goalless. Atletico will have just one absence but it's an important one as captain Gabi will miss out through suspension.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Chelsea win - 13/10
Draw - 23/10
Atletico Madrid win - 5/2
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Armage
05/01/14, 06:05:18 PM
Unlucky for chelsea.. i saw yesterday a match, so was dissapointed. But will be fun to see finals anyway ;)
