February 26, 4:00 am, the Champions League round of 16 knockout first round, the blues Chelsea against the Bundesliga giants Bayern, Chelsea is currently in the league stable ranked 4th, the last won the London derby, the last round of the German Bundesliga Bayern narrowly won the promotion of the horse, the current Bundesliga table tops the table, the two teams are not a lot of European encounters, the fans very much look forward to this duel.
Game time: February 26, 4:00 a.m. Beijing time
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea early in the season a relatively good performance, but Lampard's youth army strategy, Chelsea's performance is good and bad, the recent state of affairs is still relatively stable, the last round of the Premier League division war and derby battle, due to the impact of player injuries, Lampard had no choice but to rotate the players, but by a good effect, with the Giroud and Alonso's goals, to help Chelsea 2-1 to take the London Derby, which is the team's confidence to go to the European Championships increased. The confidence of the team to go to the Champions League is greatly increased, we know that this season Giroud played less, only 8 times, and in the winter was even rumored to leave the team. And Alonso under Conte as a wingback outstanding performance, characteristics of the defense on the general but has a foot break ability. But he hasn't played much this season. This game Kante injury, Pulisic out of doubt, Pulisic speed and breakthrough can be used as a tactical point of change, after all, Pedro is old, difficult to have a young peak performance. Abraham's ability to play is still unknown, he can not play, Giroud is expected to continue to start. Lampard is expected to use a 4231 lineup for this match against .
Despite being on top of the Bundesliga table, Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga is not as strong as it was in the past. This season, Leipzig and Dortmund are right behind them, and the team's 3:2 victory over vice-champion Paderborn in the last round of the league is a reflection of the team's current problems, with the team's attacking pivot still relying on Levin, while Müller and Kemann's performances have not been as good as they were in the previous season, and Coutinho's performance is good at times and not so good at times. Bayern's defense players, Pavard, Kimmich, Alaba, Lucas, and Boateng are all good according to the cards, but these players are always unstable together. The loaned Odriozola's performance is average, should not play in the Champions League such tournaments, Bayern's midfield hardness is poor, Tolisso and Thiago are belong to the nature of the center forward, not the back attribute, and the strong man Javi Martinez is a glass body, too many injuries! Gretzka did not play in the last round of the Bundesliga because of muscle problems, and is expected to make a comeback in this game .
Goalkeeper comparison: Neuer and Ulreich are more stable than Capa and Caballeros.
Defenders: Zouma and Christensen, more error-prone than the Bayern backline, and Chelsea's two wing-backs not as solid as before
Midfield: in terms of ball control and tackling and organization and coordination, the two sides are evenly matched.
Striker:Chelsea Abraham can play, then on the back of Bayern is a test, Munt performance is not stable enough, Giroud's appearance is limited, Batshuayi completely under Lampard can not find the feeling of the Bayern side of the Levin is very stable, Muller or Coleman need to find the status of yesteryear, and Cuninho previously played for Liverpool, it can be said that the English Premier League style of play and the Chelsea are more familiar with
The two teams have played relatively few matches, the most recent one was also a friendly in 2017, Bayern won by one goal, the last time the two teams met in the Champions League, it was in the final of the Champions League in the 2011-12 season. In the penalty shootout Chelsea beat Bayern 5:4, this meeting, Bayern is hoping to complete the revenge.
This game, although Chelsea home games, think Bayern win the probability of a little more, but also may reap a draw, I do not know what you think, the big battle is about to start, 55 live broadcast of the Champions League matches.
