10 hours agoA thrilling shock: Chelsea is expecting extremely difficult opponents in CL group phase
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The Champions League is back with tomorrow's ( Thursday) lots, with the Chelsea champion teaching their opponents in group stage. Shorty will be launched in Istanbul on Thursday, just 89 days after Blues set up the famous trophy in Porto after defeating Manchester City in the finals. London's team enjoyed a start [...]
The London team enjoyed an almost perfect start under Thomas Tuchel, ending up within the top four Premier League and winning the Champions League after his arrival in January.
Kai Haverstz's goal in the 1-0 victory over Man City in May has entered history and Blues will hope to defend their title at 2021/22.
Chelsea is currently considered the fourth favourite for the race, after Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
All of this is speculation, but one thing is certain: Tuchel's team will not have an easy way to the finals of next year in St Petersburg.
Not yet should Chelsea face whom she faces in the stages of the groups until the lot is done at 5 pm Thursday in Turkey, but it is known who they can and cannot afford.
Chelsea fans will hope U official guests EFA, Branislav Ivanovic and Michael Essien will testify that they are lucky for the team.
Winning last season's trophy, Chelsea will be in Vazon 1 along with the winners of the six best European leagues é Atletico Madrid (La League), Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), Man City (Liga Premier), Inter (Serie A), Lille (Ligue 1) and Sporting Lisbon (Pamera League) ] and winner of the Vollarreal League of Europe.
The change in the traditional domination of Europe's major leagues means there are several great names in Vazo 2 ʹ and Chelsea will face one of them.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United, PSG, Liverpool, Seville and Borussia Dortmund are the teams in Vazo 2.
The rules say the teams cannot face them from the same location in group phases, which means a meeting with United or Livepool is out of the question.
But that means that Chelsea will face one from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, Seville, or Dortmund in the stages of groups.
Beyond those ties, Chelsea may face any of the remaining teams in Vazo 3 and 4.
Not everything has been confirmed, with the return matches of three qualifying phases to be held Wednesday evening, but most of the potential Blues opponents are known.
Vazo 3 actually has FC Porto, Ajax, RB Leipzig, Atalanta, Zen St Petersburg and Benfice on it.
Vazo 4 is Club Brugge, Young Boys, AC Milan, Malmo and Wolfsburg.
The remaining options for each vase are Besiktas, Dynamo Kyiv, RB Salzburg or Brondby, Monaco or Shakhtar Donesk and Dinamo Zagreb or Sheriff Tiraspol.
All this means, for example, Chelsea can meet with Real Madrid winner of four of the last eight competitions, as well as European League finalists 2017, Ajax and Milan.
Similarly, a group containing PCGs that have Lionel Messin, Neymar, and Kyylan Mbarppe Porton and Belgian Club Brugge champions would be difficult.
These are the odds. Chelsea will reveal their fate Thursday evening.
