Chelsea, champions of Europe in charge, it will have its own first experience of the new reality while traveling in Lille for a UEFA Champions League second leg draw on Wednesday.
by Thomas Tuchel defending a two-goal lead from Stamford Bridge, you will see very intrigued for off- reasons on the ground, as well as what happens on the step.
However, what it looks like like A routine match it could be anything but like Tuchel’s team get ready to go for the first long since Russian owner Roman Abramovich had his own assets frozen as part of UK government sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.
Chelsea are officially limited to spending just 20,000 pounds ($ 26,100) on far away gamesbenchè media reports suggest that some flexibility might be applied.
“Nothing has changed until now for me, “said Tuchel after Sunday’s 1-0 draw win over Newcastle. “My last information is that we have a plane so we can go in plane and go back in airplane.
“If not, let’s go in train, otherwise let’s go in bus, otherwise me drive a seven seater and I will.
“There are talks in course on about organization but it doesn’t affect me because we have brilliant guys who organize the trip e in every department so busy people that make things feel quite normal in the moment.”
Chelsea would normally see little difficulty in to progress past Lilac, who is a modest sixth in the table after last yearThe shock of Ligue 1 triumph.
But it was flat against Newcastle, in amidst uncertainty over the future of some players whose contracts in expiration cannot be renewed, and only in delay of Magic by Kai Havertz won and the game.
Lilac, on on the other hand, he is the French champion in charge and is starting to defend like he did it last season. The only time coach by Jocelyn Gourvennec side granted to goal in the past six games era against Chelsea.
However, aside one heavy win against promoted side Clermont, the goal turned out more problematic.
Top scorer Jonathan David is still short of his best shape and midfield creator Renato Sanches is out after limping off Friday with a thigh injury.
Juve on the up
Chelsea are the only one side defend a lead this week with Juventus in recovery in Turin at the same time 1-1 with Villarreal.
Juve is there last Italian team still in feet in the Champions League and is desperate avoid a third in a row last-16 elimination.
But it is a team on up in view of Wednesday’s clash at Allianz Stadium on the ridge of how long a wave is run without defeat in the league took it to the edge of The title of Italy race.
A terrible start to the season left return coach Massimiliano Allegri with a huge task to do something of the campaignma since the end of November Juve have lost only once in everyone competitions.
His only defeat in the last 21 fixtures It came in the Italian Super Cup back in mid-January, an event in largely irrelevant match even if he loses some game for the fierce rivals of Inter it is painful for Juve.
That run brought Juve to less than seven points of league leaders Milan e made their firm favorites to retrain for the Champions next season.
Juve are fourth and have an eight-point advantage over Atalanta fifth, a situation that would have occurred before Christmas like a pipe dream.
The bianconeri are hoping in three of its top players Return for the match in Turin. Captain Giorgio Chiellini, fellow defender Leonardo Bonucci and forward Paulo Dybala were out – part of long injury list That also includes long-term absences for Frederick Chiesa and Weston McKennie.
“Were facing a strong team but we need go for and we can do it, maybe too over 120 minutes, ” coach Allegri said.
If the match goes to penalties, Juventus can count on the recent form of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who has saved three penalties in a row in Serie A – the first to achieve that feat in four years.
Villareal, in in the meantime, maybe without key players Why of injuries, including Raul Albiol, Etienne Capoue, Gerard Moreno and Juan Foyth.
