The Blues sparked fears of Champions League removal with that 1-1 draw however victories over AC Milan have on account that positioned Chelsea in pinnacle spot in Group E and a win could assure their qualification for the subsequent round.
Red Bull Salzburg vs Chelsea UCL Round 5
Chelsea will face off in opposition to Red Bull Salzburg on the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday nighttime as each groups try and seize all 3 factors farfar from home. The Austrian outfit additionally needed to accept a scoreless draw in opposition to SK Sturm Graz recently. Similarly, the Blues have been held to a 1-1 draw with the aid of using Manchester United remaining weekend.
Chelsea`s home marketing campaign has been promising, specifically below Graham Potter. The west Londoners have received 3 and drawn certainly considered one among their 4 Premier League video games on account that Potter changed Thomas Tuchel. On the opposite hand, Red Bull Salzburg would possibly clinch any other Austrian Bundesliga identify after mountaineering to the pinnacle of the desk after thirteen video games.
Match Information
- Competition: Premier League
- Round: 5
- Stadium: Red Bull Arena
- Temp: 9°C
- Referee: Sandro Scharer
- Group: E
TV Channels
- Sky Sport Uno Italia
- Sport Klub 1 HD Slovenija
- TV3 Sport 1 Dan
- SuperSport Maximo 1
- Digi Sport 1 HD Romania
- beIN Sports HD 1 English
- beIN Sports FR HD 1
- Match Football 2
- Cosmote Sport 2 HD
- Ziggo Sport Select HD
- Match! TV
- Nova Sports 3 HD
- TV8.5 Turkey
- DAZN 1 Bar Deutsch HD
- Eleven Sports 2 HD portugal
- Sky Sport Austria 2 HD
- beIN Sports Connect
- BT Sport Extra 4
Team News
Salzburg have an unenviable listing of absentees to cope with for the go to of Chelsea, as Justin Omoregie (hamstring), Fernando (thigh), Ousmane Diakite (ACL), Nicolas Capaldo (knee) and Sekou Koita (thigh) are all many of the gamers predicted to overlook out, even as Dijon Kameri is unsure with a shoulder issue.
Key midfielder Luka Sucic has additionally emerged as a sparkling problem with an adductor harm after being pressured to tug out of the draw with Sturm Graz on the remaining minute, however 36-year-vintage captain Andreas Ulmer is hopeful that he’ll come again from a knock to line up from the off. Oumar Solet have to additionally be concerned no matter reporting thigh pain on the weekend.
Strahinja Pavlovic changed into despatched off on the weekend however will keep his area withinside the backline right here, and Benjamin Sesko may be vying to go back to the attacking line in area of Junior Adamu, with Noah Okafor aiming to construct at the 3 Champions League dreams that he has already struck this term.
Chelsea`s remedy room isn’t as brimming, however Wesley Fofana and Reece James stay out of rivalry with their knee injuries, and N’Golo Kante will take some months to get better from hamstring surgery.
Kalidou Koulibaly changed into a extremely good absentee from the draw with Man United, and Potter sooner or later discovered that the Senegal defender skilled knee ache after the Brentford stalemate, and he’ll pass over out right here. Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic’s failure to begin on Saturday changed into right all the way down to cautious control over his very own knee issue.
Potter had no room for sentiment towards Man United, commencing ex-Brighton & Hove Albion colleague Marc Cucurella in an early transfer to a again four, and the Blues boss may want to make this sort of alternate from the primary whistle right here if Koulibaly is certainly dominated out.
Expected Lineup
Red Bull Salzburg expected starting lineup: Kohn;-Dedic,-Solet, Pavlovic, Ulmer- Kjaergaard, Gourna; Douath, Seiwald* Sucic; Okafor- Sesko
Chelsea expected starting lineup: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Silva, Chilwell; Gallagher,- Jorginho; Loftus-Cheek; Mount- Havertz, Sterling
