UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Pre-Match Briefing: Schalke vs Chelsea A draw would not be a bad result for the current Group E leaders, who are without several key players. Schalkes string of injuries includes experienced players such as goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand, deep-lying midfield playmaker Marco Hoger, defensive midfielder Jermaine Jones, winger Jefferson Farfán and main striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, as well as central defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos and forward Chinedu Obasi. Summer signing from Milan, former Spurs player Kevin-Prince Boateng, is making a last-gasp effort to make the squad. He was performing well for the Germans before injury. Chelsea are without Left-Back Ashley Cole who did not travel to Germany due to injury, meaning Ryan Bertrand will have to fill in at Left-Back. Mourinho may want an instant recall for the urgency and strength of Andre Schurrle on his home soil, and the wide forward did score against Schalke for Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen in his Bundesliga days. Samuel Etoo scored his first goal for Chelsea in the weekend, so he might get the nod ahead of Fernando Torres and Demba Ba. After David Luizs part in Cardiffs goal at the weekend and several moments that followed, Gary Cahill may be handed a start in Germany. MK
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:02:11 +0000
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