Chelsea can confirm their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday night with a win against RB Salzburg.
After a rocky start in Group E, back-to-back wins over AC Milan have put Chelsea top of their group on seven points, and three points against Salzburg on Tuesday will guarantee the Blues a place in the Champions League round of 16. Graham Potter’s side could also claim top spot if they win in Austria and Dinamo Zagreb fail to win against AC Milan.
Chelsea’s squad to face RB Salzburg in today’s Champions League group stage tie has been revealed.
Chelsea manager, Graham Potter has named a strong squad that includes the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling to tackle Salzburg at Red Bull Arena Salzburg.
Chelsea head to the game following a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the Premier League in their previous fixture last weekend.
Potter’s men are currently sitting in the fifth position on the Premier League table with 21 points from 11 matches.
Wesley Fofana, N’Golo Kante and Reece James are all guaranteed to miss the trip to Austria. Kalidou Koulibaly was missing from the squad against United and hasn’t featured in training ahead of the clash with Salzburg, meaning the defender is a doubt.
Salzburg, like Chelsea, are dealing with a few injury issues. Midfielder Nicolas Capaldo and forwards Fernando and Sékou Koïta are out, while the likes of Andreas Ulmer, Oumar Solet, Bernardo, and Luka Sučić are doubtful.
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Capaldo, Ulmer, Bernardo, and Sučić all started at Stamford Bridge, while Koïta made a late cameo, replacing their goalscorer, Noah Okafor. Okafor has 3 of Salzburg’s 4 goals in fact, with Nicolas Seiwald adding the other. Strikers Benjamin Šeško and Junior Adamu remain scoreless in Europe but they do have 10 goals combined in the league.
