BlueLion. 21,491 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 CFR Cluj versus Chelsea F.C.Champions League, Matchday 2, 1 October 2008, 19:45 KO, live on Sky Sports. Chelsea head to Romania to face competition new-boys Cluj. On their Champions League bow, the Romanian side beat AS Roma 2-1 in the Stadio Olimpico, and see themselves second in the group behind their opponents; Chelsea. The Blues breezed past the Girondins de Bordeaux and whilst Luiz Felipe Scolari will be cautious with his side's approach to playing Cluj, Chelsea will no doubt be favourites to take early control of the group with three points. Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka got the ball rolling for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a 4-0 win. Since the victory over Bordeaux, the Blues have gone on to draw 1-1 with Manchester United and crush Portsmouth 0-4 at Fratton Park, before heading to the midlands to face Stoke City. Cluj showed their determination to impress by coming from behind in Rome to win 2-1, but with 18 goals scored in their opening seven matches of the season, and just three conceded, the Blues look a safe bet for group qualification, even at this early stage. Match chat here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott 7 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 This will be by no means easy. Whilst no-ones heard of Cluj, they do have a good set of players, with a large amount of Brazilian, Portuguese and Argentinian players. Lars Hirschfeld, Yssouf Kone and Sixto Peralta are players I recognise so they're not a team of nobodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Agreed....Roma are no pushovers and they probably took them by surprise, so we shouldnt take it for granted were gonna just turn up and walk away with 3 points. It'll be anything but a stroll in the park. Is Drogba available for this one or is he still banned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC 108 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 2-0 to Chelsea...Lampard and Ballack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I honestly think this is going to end up being a 1-1 draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 A draw or a 1-0 slim hard fought win, Scolari apprantly has done research and stuff on them etc and knows they're no pushover so thats a bounus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Yeah should be a difficult game I saw them against Roma they're gonna be tough to beat. I love that pic of Lamps and JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Is Drogba available for this one or is he still banned? I'm sure it was only a 1 game ban so he should be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 They've hungry players -always a danger -and will be physical if not going their way. Just hope we dont accrue any more injuries. That said, pikeys to be overturned 0-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's Just Big Boned 0 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Would love to see a cricket score, but i think we will control the game and score a late goal to make it 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Rhys Taylor is training in Cluj: http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/83063192....30A760B0D811297 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo814 1 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 As long as the defense holds it's ground and we don't underestimate them, we should be fine. 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hmm a team from transylvania!! Has the one been done about their keeper not liking crosses yet? Roma got stunned by Cluj, hopefully we have enough quality to be able to take the game to Cluj without getting complacent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 They've hungry players Do they not feed the players over there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hmm a team from transylvania!! Has the one been done about their keeper not liking crosses yet? Since you started it...... I think they'll go for our throat from the off to catch us off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Do they not feed the players over there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I honestly think this is going to end up being a 1-1 draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,958 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 (edited) Chelsea: Čech - Bosingwa, Alex, Terry ©, Bridge - Mikel - Kalou, Ballack, Lampard, Malouda - Drogba Subs: Hilario, Ivanovič, Ferreira, Belletti, Stoch, Di Santo, Anelka Edited October 1, 2008 by milan.cech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riks12 3 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Great to see Kalou is starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Any sopcast links ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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