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Looks like it'll be something along the lines of:

--------------Cech--------------

-Azpi--Zouma--Cahill--Luis-

------Matic-----Ramires------

-Salah-Fabregas-Schurrle-

-------------Costa--------------

Bench: Courtois, Christensen, Mikel, RLC, Oscar, Remy, Solanke.

I'll take that, a strong experienced core in Cech/Cahill/Matic/Fabregas/Costa and especially if RLC and Solanke get minutes regardless of the score.

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What's up guys.

These are our last 16 opponents

shaktar/bilbao

Paris/barca

Roma/CSKA

Dortmund

Monaco/Zenit/Bayer Lever

FC Basel/Ludo Razgd

Either Paris or Barca will finish second, so we will only have one team to worry about. Bayern. Porto, Real Madrid, Atheltico Madrid already qualified top of their groups and we can't face the english teams.

All true, but don't be underestimating Dortmund because of their league form. They've won 4/5 CL games and now they have some of their injured players back they've won 3 of their last 3 at home. By the time the knockout rounds swing around they could be back near the top of the league and in top form, an when they're in top form they're deadly.

Not saying we wouldn't still beat them, because we could, and should. But just a note of caution. Everyone else we should beat pretty easily though I agree.

EDIT: Just realised that Dortmund are going to win their group. So... forget everything I just said. You need to replace Dortmund in your list for Juve. Although they're just as dangerous when on form :P.

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Matic just had a game off and will have another one when we face Derby next week. I fully expect him to start.

So give him even more time off. Why risk him in a completely meaningless game?

He's arguably our most important player.

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What's up guys.

These are our last 16 opponents

shaktar/bilbao

Paris/barca

Roma/CSKA

Dortmund

Monaco/Zenit/Bayer Lever

FC Basel/Ludo Razgd

Either Paris or Barca will finish second, so we will only have one team to worry about. Bayern. Porto, Real Madrid, Atheltico Madrid already qualified top of their groups and we can't face the english teams.

You seem to have forgotten Juve.
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So give him even more time off. Why risk him in a completely meaningless game?

He's arguably our most important player.

To keep him match fit. If he only plays one match in more than 2 weeks then he won't be 100% physically ready for the Christmas period. It's a very delicate balance.

And Eden Hazard is quite clearly our most important player. Can't believe that's even still debatable.

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Hello people! Greetings to all!

We are looking forward to this game with these chances in mind:

Chelsea x Sporting = CHELSEA

---- Maribor x Schalke = MARIBOR -» Sporting qualifies

---- Maribor x Schalke = DRAW -» Sporting qualifies

---- Maribor x Schalke = SCHALKE -» We're off to the Europa League

Chelsea x Sporting = DRAW

---- Maribor x Schalke = MARIBOR -» Sporting qualifies

---- Maribor x Schalke = DRAW -» Sporting qualifies

---- Maribor x Schalke = SCHALKE -» Sporting qualifies

Chelsea x Sporting = SPORTING

---- Maribor x Schalke = MARIBOR -» Sporting qualifies

---- Maribor x Schalke = DRAW -» Sporting qualifies

---- Maribor x Schalke = SCHALKE -» Sporting qualifies

The odds look very good but unfortunately the only possible negative combination is the most likelly to happen.

The bad news are:

Nani is out for one month.

Jefferson is injured as well.

Anyway we won't be playing with 11 men behind the ball. That's not in our nature, We expect to put up a decent exhibition and play the game for what it is.

And for all the crap that happened in Germany, I really hope Maribor can knock Gazprom 04 out of all competitions.

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What's up guys.

These are our last 16 opponents

shaktar/bilbao

Paris/barca

Roma/CSKA

Dortmund

Monaco/Zenit/Bayer Lever

FC Basel/Ludo Razgd

Either Paris or Barca will finish second, so we will only have one team to worry about. Bayern. Porto, Real Madrid, Atheltico Madrid already qualified top of their groups and we can't face the english teams.

This is not good.

bilbao is already 100% third in that group and Shakhtar second.

also Group A, Atletico, Juve and Olympiakos, all of them can finish second.

list looks like this

second from A - Atletico if Juve wins with 2 goals more or better tonight

- Juve if wins with 1 goal more, draws, even lose (in case Olympiakos doesnt win Malmo tonight)

- Olympiakos only if Juve lose and they win against Malmo

second from B - Basel in case of win or draw

- Liverpool only if wins (cant play against us so only basel, ludogorets cant be second)

second from C - Bayer, Monaco and Zenit. (I'd say It'll probably be Monaco)

second from D - Arsenal (cant play against us)

- Dortmund maybe but only if they lose against Anderlecht, which is not gonna happen

second from E - Roma if you ask me, but there's a chance that It'll be ManCity,

or maybe even CSKA (they need to win Bayern and Roma - City draw)

second from F - Barca or PSG

second from G - Sporting or Schalke04

second from H - Shakhtar

Edit: so, in some predictions, list of possible opponents in the last 16 can look like this

hard: Atletico, Basel, Bayer, Dortmund, Roma, Barca, Sporting, Shakhtar

easy: Olympiakos, Zenit, CSKA, PSG, Schalke04, Shakhtar

most probable: Juventus, Monaco, PSG, Schalke04, Shakhtar (if liverpool, arsenal and mancity are second in their groups)

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