Chelsea in the Salzburg group under pressure
Chelsea depend on points in the Salzburg group of football Champions League. A slip in Zagreb and a draw against Austria’s series champion are for the winner of 2021 after two rounds.
Now it comes to a double against Milan, the second promotion favorite. The Milanese could take a big step towards the round of 16 on Wednesday.
If Italy’s champions win at Stamford Bridge, he’ll be on course with seven points. Defender Fikayo Tomori left no doubt about the big ambitions. “Milan’s history is also shaped by the titles in the Champions League, and of course we want to follow that. Last season nobody had us in the race for the Scudetto, but we knew about our quality,” said the Englishman, who died in June a year ago moved from Chelsea to Milan after a loan commitment.
Before the start in London, an ever-growing list of absentees speaks against Stefano Pioli’s team. Starting with veteran star Zlatan Ibrahimovic (41 since Monday), who has been injured for months, several regulars are not fit. At the weekend, David Calabria, Alexis Saelemaekers and Simon Kjaer were injured in the 3-1 draw in Empoli. The “Rossoneri” scored the decisive goals in the 93rd and 96th minutes after Empoli scored in added time.
Chelsea also won 2-1 at Crystal Palace after a late goal from Conor Gallagher. Graham Potter was delighted to make his Premier League debut as Blues coach after only beating Salzburg 1-1 in his Champions League debut.
Real attachment next threesome
Real Madrid wants to bring in the third success in the third appearance. David Alaba and Co. are naturally favorites against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Bernabeu. The Ukrainians are a little surprising with four points, but the first pursuer of the record winner. RB Leipzig keeps the counters at zero and wants to finally write under Marco Rose in the home game against Celtic Glasgow. “We want to continue to be there, accordingly & we appear. If we don’t get any points, it will of course be very difficult,” said Rose.
Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica also hold at the maximum of six points. While the “Citizens” at home against FC Copenhagen rely on Erling Haaland’s goal machine, PSG expects a yardstick with the appearance at group rivals in Lisbon. The previously disappointing Juventus welcome Maccabi Haifa at home in the parallel game. A three-pointer is a must for Turin against the Israelis.