Chelsea vs Valencia: TV Updates and How to Watch UEFA Champions League 2019 (0-1)

Group H as it stands;

1. Ajax- 3 points- +3 GD

2. Valencia- 3 points- +1 GD

3. Chelsea- 0 points- -1 GD

4. Lille- 0 points- -3 GD

Both teams next play their next group games on the 2nd October.

 

Chelsea play Lille away from home at 8pm, whilst Valencia host Ajax at 8pm BST.

1. Chelsea still haven't won a home game at Stamford Bridge under Frank Lampard.

Liverpool clear favourites to win on Sunday?

 

2. Chelsea still haven't kept a clean sheet under Frank Lampard.

 

Worrying stats for Chelsea!

 

Diakhaby on for Cheryshev

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90' 4 minutes added on!

90' Lee on for Rodrigo

 

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80'' Barkley on for Kovacic 

79' Chelsea have livened up since the goal, and Giroud smashes an effort straight at Cillessen.

Just over 10 minutes for Chelsea to find an equaliser!

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73' Olivier Giroud comes on for Kurt Zouma. Means Chelsea have gone for two strikers upfront, and looks like the Blues have reverted back to a back four for the last part of the game.

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70' Kevin Gameiro comes off for Maxi Gomez. 

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62' Willian brought down by Gaya outside the box.

 

Alonso took a low free kick and it is saved by Cillessen.

 

The corner came to nothing...

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58' Chelsea haven't created much in this half.

 

Valencia look much sharper, and if it continues, then the Spanish side will be the favourites to pick up the win as it stands.

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45+2' CHANCE- Willian's half volley inside the box is saved well by Cillessen right on the half-time whistle.

 

 

45' Chelsea probe and probe but are  still lacking the killer pass and the end product needed to go one-nil up here.

 

2 minutes of added time.

40' CHANCE- Willian brings down a long ball from Kovacic but his off-balance effort sails high and wide over the bar.

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39' Willian goes on a good run, but his pass doesn't find Azpilicueta and goes out for a goal kick.

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34' Willian dribbles through the Valencia midfield, and drags his shot wide of the goal.

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27' Rodrigo chips a fantastic ball over the top of the Chelsea backline, and Gameiro looks to be in, but Tomori races across and denies the striker a golden opportunity.

 

Valencia really growing into this game now!

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25' CHANCE- Azpilicueta's ball finds the head of Abraham. But his glancing header falls wide of Cillessen's goal.

 

Unlucky there, but at least some creativity from the wide areas for Chelsea. 

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19' Gaya was played in over the top of Chelsea's backline, but his header was saved comfortably by Kepa.

 

The offside flag did go up eventually.

 

Valencia starting to grow into this game. (0-0) #CHEVCF

14' Mount can't continue and will be subbed off for Pedro.

 

Looking back at the tackle, and it should have been a red card!

 

VAR?

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10' Mount is up, but limping at this moment.

 

Pedro is warming up... 

 

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8' The former Arsenal player is the first player to get booked after a dangerous challenge on Mason Mount

 

Mount is down injured... 

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5' CHANCE-Azpilicueta finds Abraham  in the box and  his close range effort is smothered behind for a corner.

 

From the corner, Alonso's header led to an easy save for Cillessen. (0-0) #CHEVCF

Chelsea and Valencia enter the Stamford Bridge pitch to the sound of the Liquidator.

 

Kick Off next... #CHEVCF

Kick off in 10 minutes! #CHEVCF

Jaume,  Costa,  Diakhaby, Lee, Guedes, Torres, Gomez.

(4-4-2) Cillessen, Wass, G.Paulista, Garay, Gaya; Kondogbia, Coquelin, Parejo, Cheryshev; Rodrigo M, Gameiro. 

Caballero, Guehi, Barkley, Pulisic, Pedro, Giroud, Batshuayi. 

(3-4-3) Kepa; Tomori, Christensen, Zouma; Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho, Azpilicueta; Mount, Willian, Abraham.

 

 

BT Sport 3 is the channel that will be showing the Champions League match between Chelsea and Valencia.

"The spirit is very good.

"Tomorrow is the start of the best club competition in Europe and that is ample motivation for the players to give their best.

"They want to play, taste the atmosphere. and be in the starting 11. No one wants to miss out and that, for me, is the most important thing."

There were rumours earlier today that Celades and the players weren't going to do pre match press conferences today to show their discontent at Valencia's political situation.

 

No players showed up for the press conference, but Celades did. This is what he had to say about Chelsea.

 

"They are a great side with some fantastic individual players.

"It will be a big challenge but a fascinating one too. We’re sure they can cause us a lot of problems.

"We’re going to prepare for the game in the best way possible and try to get a result."

"Since last year we lost Hazard and Luiz,

"I don't think it is good to speak about players not here. We have total confidence in the squad.

"We have to improve but we have new players and a new coach"

"Valencia will always be a dangerous team. The circumstances with changing your coach are not the best going into this game.

 

"The circumstances could lead to them showing their rage inside." 

"This year we are playing with a more direct style.

"The games are more end to end and we are showing perhaps more energy in our play."

"I am aware of what's going on.

"At the same time, it doesn't affect our approach as we are going up against a team of fantastic quality.

"My experience of moments like this of a problem of a team against the world. It makes a group tighter"

"I never had clear expectations for him apart from the fact that I believed in him and trusted him.

"I know a lot was made of the ban giving opportunities for young players.

"But I thought now was his time."

Lampard spoke to the press earlier today, and here are the key quotes from the press conference. First up- what his thoughts are on his UCL debut as Chelsea manager.

"I will be proud to do it.

"I had multiple incredible nights in the Champions League, and some bad ones, but it is the ultimate for me."

 

Valencia beat off competition from West Ham to secure the signature of Maxi Gomez for a fee of around 50 million Euros.

 

The Uruguayan international scored his first goal for the Els Taronges's in their last game against Barcelona.

 

Can he add to his goal tally for Valencia tomorrow night at Stamford Bridge?

The English striker is in red hot form at this current moment.

 

Tammy has scored 7 goals in his last 3 games including a hatrick at the weekend against Wolves. 

 

So Valencia beware!

 

Will we see another of these GIFs from the Chelsea's twitter account tomorrow

 

 

 

Here are the highlights from that crucial game that sent Chelsea through to the knockout stages, and contributed to Chelsea's Champions League success in 2011/12.  👇

The last set of meetings between these two clubs came in the 2011/12 Champions League season in the group stages.

 

In Valencia, the two sides drew 1-1.

When it came to Stamford Bridge, it was a must win for the Blues to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League that year.

 

They came out 3-0 winners on the night, with goals from Didier Drogba x2 and Ramires securing Chelsea's passage to the knockout stages.

And they went on to win the Champions League that year!

Tuesday's meeting will be the 7th meeting between these two sides.

 

Chelsea have the better of the previous six meetings on the whole, winning 3 and drawing 3 matches.

 

Valencia have never beaten Chelsea before in any competitions! Could that change tomorrow night? 

(4-4-2) Cillessen; Wass, Garay, Paulista, Gaya; Torres, Coquelin, Kondogbia, Parejo, Guedes; Rodrigo.

(3-4-3) Kepa; Zouma, Christensen, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Pulisic; Abraham.   

Valencia's boss and players have refused to turn up for press duties due to the ongoing political situation and instability at the club, after the unexpected sacking of Marcelino.

 

Therefore there's no indication of what their line up could look like tomorrow.

 

But here's the team news that I can gather.

 

Valencia's current boss Albert Celades may also decide against making major changes to his Valencia team, although the newly-appointed boss could move away from naming two forwards.

 

Geoffrey Kondogbia is in line to be handed a recall in midfield, with Kevin Gameiro likely to be the player to miss out.