Thomas Tuchel’s men are set for their final Champions League group game with the Blues making the travels to Russia to take on Zenit St Petersburg.
Chelsea were handed a defeat by rivals West Ham United over the weekend in the London derby with The Hammers clinching a memorable win on home turf.
A 12-game unbeaten run across all competitions came to a close over the weekend for Thomas Tuchel and Co. who now have a dead rubber tie in European football to look forward to come Wednesday.
The previous meeting between these two sides in the competition finished in a narrow 1-0 win for Chelsea who edged past their Russian counterparts courtesy of a second-half strike from Romelu Lukaku
WHEN & WHERE?
Next on our agenda. 💪#UCL pic.twitter.com/kP2vX5G7XM
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 6, 2021
Date: Wednesday 8 December
Time: 4:45 PM GMT
Venue: Gazprom Arena
TEAM NEWS
Mateo Kovacic tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the forthcoming game and is in isolation, confirmed the Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel in his pre-match remarks.
Kai Havertz’s fitness levels will be subject to further assessment despite the Germany international staging a return to full training.
MATCH PREDICTION
Chelsea should be comfortable winners against an inspired Zenit outfit who will have home support from the ardent fanbase.
Zenit 1-3 Chelsea
