Chelsea legend, Jose Mourinho shall be at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday for his first UEFA Champions League match with Benfica as they face Chelsea, Softfootball experiences.
Mourinho changed Bruno Lage who was in cost when the Portuguese membership suffered a shock 3-2 residence loss in opposition to Qarabag of their opening Champions League match of the season. In that recreation the Eagles blew a 2-0 lead in catastrophic trend. That led to Lage’s sack and Mourinho got here on board.
Chelsea additionally misplaced their opening recreation within the Champions League however in contrast to Benfica, there was away from residence because the Blues suffered a 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich with former Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane scoring a brace.
Chelsea are already trying ahead to the match in opposition to Benfica with on publish on its official X deal with.
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Trevor Chalobah noticed pink in opposition to Brighton on the weekend however eligible to face Benfica because the sending-off doesn’t influence his availability within the Champions League. Facundo Buonanotte can also be obtainable after lacking the match in opposition to Brighton as they have been his father or mother membership and might’t play in opposition to them.
Chelsea are nonetheless lacking Cole Palmer attributable to a groin harm, Levi Colwill (knee), Liam Delap (thigh), Dario Essugo (thigh), Tosin Adarabioyo (calf) and Wesley Fofana (head), whereas Mykhaylo Mudryk’s doping suspension isn’t any nearer to ending.
Enzo Barrenechea missed Benfica’s win over Gil Vicente on the weekend by way of suspension however obtainable for this time in opposition to Chelsea.
Vangelis Pavlidis scored a brace within the aforementioned recreation and comes into the match in opposition to Chelsea on an excellent type. Nonetheless, Manu Silva and Alexander Bah are each health issues and are uncertain for this encounter.
Chelsea possible XI:
Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Estevao, Buonanotte, Garnacho; Pedro
Benfica possible XI:
Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi, A. Silva, Dahl; Barrenechea, Rios; Lukebakio, Sudakov, Schjelderup; Pavlidis
Softfootball prediction
Benfica and Chelsea are usually not in nice type in the meanwhile and the match shall be evenly matched. Chelsea 1-1 Benfica.
