Chelsea travel to face Dynamo Kiev at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Tuesday in a match that could become very important for the final standings in Group G. Chelsea are currently third in the group with three points while Dynamo Kiev are topping the standings with four points, tied with FC Porto. These two teams have never met before.
Dinamo Kiev are unbeaten so far in this season's Champions League. They started with a good 2-2 draw against Porto and then snatched a comfortable 2-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. However, their morale might not be at top level before this match as they lost their first league game of the season last week, 3-0 at home to rivals Shakhtar Donetsk. Head coach Sergey Rebrov could be without midfielder Serhiy Rybalka due to a small muscle tear, but he might pass a late fitness test and play.
Chelsea have been struggling in all competitions this season, defending their Premier League title seems now impossible while in the Champions League they were defeated by Porto after having secured an easy win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. Last weekend they recorded a 2-0 win over Aston Villa, but they are still 11th in the Premier League table. Thibaut Courtois and Branislav Ivanovic are unavailable through injury, Abdul Baba Rahman should be in the first eleven at left-back. Ruben Loftus-Cheek might continue to feature in midfield after having played from the start against Aston Villa.
Probable line-ups:
Dynamo Kiev: Shovkovskiy - Silva, Dragovic, Khacheridi, Antunes - Rybalka, Veloso, Garmash - Gusev, Yarmolenko, Kravets
Chelsea: Begovic - Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Rahman - Loftus-Cheek, Fabregas - Hazard, Willian, Pedro - Costa
My prediction: Chelsea to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Dynamo win - 2.90 Draw - 3.30 Chelsea win - 2.62
sharpe
8 years ago
It's have been a beyond tough season so far for Chelsea and this game only confirms that they still can't show their full class in the matches. Ukraine it's always a tough spot to play at but that doesn't have to be an excuse for a team from their caliber. They'll still progress from that group but their fans certainly...
It's have been a beyond tough season so far for Chelsea and this game only confirms that they still can't show their full class in the matches. Ukraine it's always a tough spot to play at but that doesn't have to be an excuse for a team from their caliber. They'll still progress from that group but their fans certainly expecting a lot more.
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
Chelsea has been struggling so far in the season.They had big problems in Premier League.Tonight,they will have really hard task to beat Dynamo Kiev on their home pitch.Chelsea must be aware of Yarmolenko,who is best player of Dynamo Kiev in last few seasons.He can be a big threat to the defence of the Blues,which is in...
Chelsea has been struggling so far in the season.They had big problems in Premier League.Tonight,they will have really hard task to beat Dynamo Kiev on their home pitch.Chelsea must be aware of Yarmolenko,who is best player of Dynamo Kiev in last few seasons.He can be a big threat to the defence of the Blues,which is in very bad form.
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h34dhunt3r
8 years ago
Eventho Chelsea is not near their ideal form, ill still go for them this match. They finally won in Premier League, and international break might have been time they needed to reset their minds. I dont know much about Dynamo Kiev, but lets get real - if Chelea play their game ukrainians have nothing to search here. Eventho...
Eventho Chelsea is not near their ideal form, ill still go for them this match. They finally won in Premier League, and international break might have been time they needed to reset their minds. I dont know much about Dynamo Kiev, but lets get real - if Chelea play their game ukrainians have nothing to search here. Eventho I think Chelea will win, I'll go for small amount of goals, 2 at the most. My predictions: - Result: 0:1 for Chelsea; - Man of the match: Cesc Fabregas
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nik92 8 years ago
Chelsea plays very badly this season, they don't win so often as the previous season. And the other teams do not fear when they play against them. So i think that Dinamo can not lose this match if they plays like against Porto. Tonight I'll cheer for Dinamo Kiev, they can pass the first round.
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