Schalke v Chelsea: team news and match preview Rematch: Chelsea face Schalke on Tuesday - the two sides drew 1-1 back in September Match preview and team news of the Champions League game between Schalke and Chelsea at Veltins-Arena on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, kick-off 19.45 (GMT) Schalke v Chelsea Veltins-Arena Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Kick-off: 19.45 (GMT) TV: Live on Sky Sports 5 Follow all the action with Evan Fanning here from 6.30pm. Team news The home team will be without influential midfielder and Arsenal target Julian Draxler for this encounter after the young Germany international suffered a serious thigh injury against Augsburg last month. Sead Kolasinac and Jefferson Farfan are also both out for the visit of Chelsea due to long-term knee problems, and goalkeeper Fabian Giefer is also unlikely to feature due to an hip injury. As for Chelsea, Jose Mourinho has no new injury problems to contend with for the trip to Germany, with France striker Loic Remy having now fully recovered from the groin strain he picked up scoring against Maribor in October. Thibaut Courtois is set to be handed a Champions League recall for the match, after being rested for Petr Cech in the Blues previous two European matches. Diego Costa is thought to be fully fit after shaking of his recent hamstring problems. Provisional squads: Schalke: Fahrmann, Giefer, Wetklo, Kirchhoff, Howedes, Santana, Uchida, Fuchs, Ayhan, Matip, Boateng, Hoger, Neustadter, Meyer, Clemens, Sane, Barnetta, Choupo-Moting, Huntelaar Chelsea: Courtois, Cech, Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Luis, Zouma, Cahill, Terry, Fabregas, Mikel, Matic, Ramires, Oscar, Willian, Hazard, Schurrle, Salah, Drogba, Costa, Remy Match notes The clash sees Schalke boss Roberto Di Matteo facing the club who he managed to the Champions League title in 2012, but he says there is no room for sentiment ahead of such an important match. “Time, in football, is very precious,” said Di Matteo. “You would always like to have time, but we all know thats not the case in modern football. You just have to live with that and get on with it. Life goes on after that. “I have no sentiment for revenge or anything like that. I enjoyed a wonderful time at Chelsea with many people, and thats it.” Chelsea go into the match with a three point lead over this evenings opponents, and a four point lead over third-placed Sporting Lisbon, so the permutations for the group are as follows: A victory for Mourinhos side in Germany would send them through as Group G winners, with one game to spare. A defeat would hand the initiative to second-placed Schalke, who play Maribor in their final game. A draw would leave things very much still in Chelseas hands, and would leave them requiring just a point from their final match against Sporting to qualify as group winners. The hosts come into the match on the back of a 3-2 win against Wolfsburg on Saturday, while Chelsea warmed up for this match with a 2-0 home win against West Brom. The two sides drew 1-1 when they met at Stamford Bridge in September.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:26:59 +0000
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