Champions League: All eyes on Stamford Bridge

The first teams of the Champions League quarter-finals are expected to be announced tonight! Of the two rematches, therefore, the one that stands out if nothing else is hers Chelsea with the Dortmund at Stamford Bridge, with Benfica-Club Brugge to have clearly less interest and a clear favorite for the qualification.

The lights turn on in London, with the Chelsea to be called upon to react and try to overturn the 1-0 deficit of the first match against the most in-form team in Europe. Because the Dortmund she is 10/10 in 2023 in all competitions and is unstoppable. In contrast, the Londoners are in a strange situation as their crop is small and they are off target in every competition.

Just one defeat in the last 9 home matches against German teams in the Champions League (6-2-1) for Chelsea. THE Dortmund for their part, they have qualified on the last 5/6 occasions they have won the first leg of a knockout pair, while they have a recent away record in knockout matches of 1-0-7. Mount, Mendy, Thiago Silva, Athpilicueta, Kante and Broya are out for Chelsea, James is doubtful and Pulisic is probably available. For Dortmund, Ryerson, Antegemi, Mukoko, Duranville, Moray are not counted. Doubtful are Wolff, Koberl and Mullen!

Possible lineups:

Chelsea (Potter): Kepa – Tsaloba, Koulibaly, Fofana – James, Fernandes, Kovacic, Chilwell – Mudric, Felix – Havertz.

Dortmund (Terzic): Meyer – Wolff, Gilles, N. Sloterbeck, Guerreiro – Chan – Bellingham, Ezchan – Brandt, Roiz – Ale.

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In Portugal things are simpler, since there is a clear favorite for the qualification and things have to be done… things and wonders to come up and down. THE Benfica after the 2-0 first leg in Belgium, he has to… kill himself in the second leg against Club Brugge at “Da Luz”.

Benfica are unbeaten in their last 10 previous games against Belgian teams in all competitions (8-2-0), winning the last six. At the same time, the Portuguese have been eliminated in only 3/31 of their knockout matches in the European Cups having won the first match.

Club Brugge have lost 5 of their 7 games on Portuguese soil (2-0-5), having won the most recent when they thrashed Porto 4-0 in the group stage. Of course, they have not scored in their last 4 games in the Champions League, while at the same time they have kept clean sheets in their 3 most recent away matches.

In pure competition, Ristic, Draxler are not considered for Benfica, while Cicinho and Wedes return. On the Bruges side, Skov Olsen and Hendry are out.

Possible lineups:

Benfica (Schmidt): Vlahodemos – Gilberto, Otamendi, Silva, Grimaldo – Oursnes, Florentino – Neres, Rafa Silva, Joao Mario – Ramos.

Club Brugge (Parker): Mignolet – Mata, Silas, Mechele, Meyer – Nielsen, Vanaken, Onyendika – Buchanan, Jutgla, Lahn.

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