AS Roma vs Chelsea – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Sreya

AS Roma vs Chelsea – AS Roma hosts Chelsea at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League.

The Group C of the Champions League has seen some interesting results with Chelsea leading the charge with seven points while AS Roma are close behind with five points. The 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge on last matchday has given AS Roma a slight advantage going into this game, for the Serie A club could go top of the table with a win tomorrow.

Chelsea have steadied the ship after a few dismal weeks and a positive result will be necessary for the team’s confidence ahead of their crucial Premier League game against Manchester United this weekend.

Team News

AS Roma will be without the injured Emerson, Rick Karsdorp and Kostas Manolas. Victor Moses and N’Golo Kante will be absent for Chelsea – the former is yet to return to training while the latter is close to regaining match fitness.

AS Roma Possible Starting Lineup: Alisson, Bruno Peres, Federico Fazio, Juan Jesus, Aleksandar Kolarov, Radja Nainggolan, Daniele de Rossi, Kevin Strootman, Alessandro Florenzi, Edin Dzeko, Diego Perotti.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Davide Zappacosta, Cesc Fabregas, Tiemou Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Eden Hazard, Alvaro Morata.

“We want to keep the confidence high and for this we have to win every game. Now we go Tuesday to Roma to win the game and be ready for the game after. The season is long, you never know what is going to happen. We have a lot of games to play so we will see at the end.”

– Eden Hazard, Chelsea.

Contributor’s Pick

According to AS Roma vs Chelsea H2H Stats, Chelsea have won three, drawn one and lost one of their previous five meetings against AS Roma.

It should be a closely contested affair with a 1-1 draw being the most probable outcome.