Chelsea will make a trip to Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium to play against Sevilla in a deciding match of the Champions League group stage. Sevilla needs three points to top the group while the Blues will need just a draw to progress as group leaders as they have more goal difference.
Lampard’s side snatched a 2-1 victory against Rennes in his previous UCL outing with Olivier Giroud’s header in the dying minutes of the game. That win makes three victories in a row and since 2012, the Blues haven’t experienced a four consecutive match win in the tournament. They have also not topped the group since the 2015-16 campaign as the last time they did was when they defeated Bayern Munich and went on the win the trophy in 2012.
On the other hand, Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla hasn’t been league toppers for 11 years now and a victory for either side will help the team achieve the top position. Lopetegui’s side has been on winning terms as they defeated Krasnodar 3-2 and 2-1 while 1-0 with Rennes.
WHEN & WHERE?
Date: Wednesday 3rd December
Time: 08:00 pm GMT
Venue: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
TEAM NEWS
Frank Lampard will get his full team available this time and a likely same first XI that played the 0-0 Premier League game draw against Tottenham this Sunday can feature.
Christian Pulsiic has recovered and played a short cameo in the last match. He is more likely to start just like Kai Havertz. It will be interesting to see if Olivier Giroud will get minutes or not amidst his exit rumours and that will depend on Werner’s availability.
Sevilla will not have Suso due to a knock and left-back Sergio Escudero. A must-win match for Sevilla at home will definitely see Lopetegui playing all his cards.
