Champions League Semi-finals Leg 2
Stamford Bridge
30-04-2014 @ 19.45 UK
How are the two teams form?
Chelsea's reserves won against Liverpool yesterday and brought them only two points behind the league leaders. The fact that Mourinho saved some of his players for Wednesday match is promising and we can hope we won't park the bus as he did in Madrid.
Atletico Madrid took another win the weekend and are now six points ahead of Real Madrid, and looks like the Champions of Spain.
Not much have changed in the history of the two sides, but each side now has a win each while two matches have ended in a draw.
What are the probable line-ups?
Petr Cech and John Terry are definitely out for Chelsea. Javier Manquillo is injured for Atletico Madrid while Gabi is out with a suspension.
Schwarzer
Ivanovic - Cahill - Luiz - Azpilicueta
Ramires - Lampard
Willian - Oscar - Schurrle
Ba
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Costa - Diego
Koke - Suarez - Sosa - Garcia
Filipe - Miranda - Godin - Juanfran
Courtois
What to expect from this match?
Jose Mourinho will probably park the bus at Stamford Bridge and hope to beat Atletico on the contras. However, Atletico's offensive will get in Chelsea defends in trouble, especially as the experienced Terry is out with an injury. On paper Atletico are the favorites and they should be the team with most possession throughout the match. I expect Atletico to show that they are one of the European top clubs to keep an eye on for the future.
What are the odds?
Chelsea to win: 13/10 (Bet365)
Atletico Madrid to win: 13/5 (BetVictor)
Draw: 23/10 (SkyBet)
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