Chelsea have a do-or-die match tonight in the UCL

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Our Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Dortmund
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The second leg of the Round of 16 in the UCL starts tonight with the match between Chelsea FC and Borussia Dortmund. It is a must-win match for Chelsea as they lost the first leg against the German side by a narrow 1-0 margin. Therefore, the Blues have to win tonight’s match with a minimum of two goals margin to qualify for the quarter-final.

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2023 is a blessing year for the German club, Borussia Dortmund. They are the only team in European’s top five leagues to win their 100% games in 2023.

But Borussia Dortmund’s records against English teams are not good enough. They lost their last five away games against the English sides. However, Chelsea are having a tough time this season. They won only one of their last seven matches in all competitions.

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Chelsea have several injury cases in their squad. N’Golo Kante is trying hard to get back to the team, but it is too soon for the France international to play tonight. Armando Broja, Edouard Mendy, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Thiago Silva are also unavailable due to injuries. However, Reece James is ready to be back to the squad with the match against Borussia Dortmund.

As for Dortmund, they will miss their right-back Julian Ryerson because of suspension. Youssoufa Moukoko and Mateu Morey are also out of the squad due to injuries.

The Possible Lineup for Chelsea:

Kepa; Chalobah, Koulibaly, Fofana; James, Kovacic, Fernandez, Chilwell; Sterling, Havertz, Felix

The Possible Lineup for Borussia Dortmund:

Meyer; Wolf, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro ; Ozcan, Can, Bellingham; Brandt, Haller, Reus

Our Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Dortmund

As the home team, Chelsea will have tremendous support from the gallery. Chelsea will definitely benefit from this energetic crowd. We expect Chelsea can score tonight.

On the other hand, Dortmund are flying this year. Therefore, it will be difficult for the home team to beat Dortmund. Anyway, Chelsea’s defense have been good so far. So Borussia Dortmund can’t score easily.