Chelsea welcome Benfica on Wednesday to Stamford after 1-0 Victory in the first leg last week. Chelsea will be coming with enough confidence as they are ahead with one away goal advantage.
Striker Diddier Drogba might be sidelined for this match as he is currently suffering from toe injury while Raul Meireles, suffering from knee injnury, is a doubt for this clash. Fernando Torres performed very well in the first leg and will be available in the starting XI for the Blues. David Luiz sustained ankle ligament damage during in the game and is unlikely to play this match.
Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has warned his team that they should take this clahs against Benfica seriously as they can strike back. He said:
Chelsea's probable starting line-up: Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Cole, Frank Lampard, Essien, Ramires, Mata, Fernando Torres, Sturridge
Benfica's probable starting line-up: Artur, Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Javi Garcia, Emerson, Matic, Bruno Cesar, Aimar, Gaitan, Cardozo, Rodrigo
Chelsea have won every Champions League game at Stamford Bridge this season and already losing the game with one goal to nil, it seems hard for Benfica to get past to the semi-finals of the league.
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Striker Diddier Drogba might be sidelined for this match as he is currently suffering from toe injury while Raul Meireles, suffering from knee injnury, is a doubt for this clash. Fernando Torres performed very well in the first leg and will be available in the starting XI for the Blues. David Luiz sustained ankle ligament damage during in the game and is unlikely to play this match.
Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has warned his team that they should take this clahs against Benfica seriously as they can strike back. He said:
'Our players are aware of this, and we'll have to go into this game with the right attitude, the same attitude as against Napoli. Nothing has been done yet. We're aware of that. We need to go and qualify for the next round.'On the other hand Benfica have numerous injuries to worry about including Defenders Ezequiel Garay, Jardel and Miguel Vitor are all out injured.
Chelsea's probable starting line-up: Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Cole, Frank Lampard, Essien, Ramires, Mata, Fernando Torres, Sturridge
Benfica's probable starting line-up: Artur, Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Javi Garcia, Emerson, Matic, Bruno Cesar, Aimar, Gaitan, Cardozo, Rodrigo
Chelsea have won every Champions League game at Stamford Bridge this season and already losing the game with one goal to nil, it seems hard for Benfica to get past to the semi-finals of the league.
You can watch Chelsea vs Benfica live stream at Sports streaming channel.
