<b>Champions League RO16 first leg Preview: Chelsea against Bayern</b>
There is a lot at stake for both Chelsea FC and FC Bayern on Tuesday evening. Both sides will find out where they really stand in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Our preview.Tuesday night. London SW6. Floodlights. UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg. Chelsea FC against FC Bayern Munich. By the time the two teams line up at 9 p.m. and the Champions League anthem booms through the stadium, each and every last one should have realized what is on the line here.Both Chelsea, according to legend apparently Champions League winners sometime and somewhere in the last ten years, and Bayern, who won the competition in 2013, have not beaten any major rivals in Europe for quite some time now.In the round of 16, both teams want to show that they are still capable of doing so. That is what makes the meeting on Tuesday so exciting: It is not at all clear how both teams measure up in comparison to European’s top teams. While Chelsea are looking for some kind of a new beginning with a lot of young players, Bayern are finally looking to bring consistency to their game.<a href="https://miasanrot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/CFCFCB.jpg">Media</a><a href="#chelsea-young-and-wild"></a>Chelsea: Young and wild?Last summer, Chelsea unexpectedly for some parted ways with Maurizio Sarri, who won the Europa League with his team and finished in a Champions League qualification place with room to spare. His successor was club legend Frank Lampard, who is still in charge today.Lampard’s record so far: 19 wins, 7 draws, 12 defeats and 1.68 points per game. In the league, this currently means 4th place – not outstanding, but not bad either. An important factor for the fluctuations in his team’s performance could be that Lampard has relied a lot of young players this season, partly by choice and partly by necessity.Mason Mount (21 years old; 37 appearances), Tammy Abraham (22; 33), Fikayo Tomori (22; 21), Reece James (20; 22), Callum Hudson-Odoi (19; 25) and other still very young, albeit more experienced players such as Christian Pulisic (21; 23) or Andreas Christensen (23; 18) have all seen a substantial amount of game time this season.In addition, the club from London also has a number of experienced players in their squad who add routine to their youthful exuberance. Olivier Giroud, César Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Pedro, N’Golo Kanté, Marcos Alonso and German international Antonio Rüdiger, for example, have already seen their fair share of on-pitch action in their careers. The tale of the young Chelsea yet having to mature is therefore only part of the story.<a href="#characterization-of-a-very-good-team"></a>Characterization of a very good teamLampard has built on the work of his predecessor Sarri. With around 57% ball possession (3rd place), Chelsea are one of the teams in the league that actively try to make the game. Central playmakers such as Jorginho, Kovacic or the dynamic Kanté provide a solid basis for this. Lampard attaches great importance to a clean passing game. Approximately 84% of his team’s passes reach their target, which is the second-best value in the Premier League behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.Nevertheless, Chelsea create the most danger from their counter-attacks. They still find it difficult to get in behind the back line against deep and well-organized opponents. If the Blues manage to send their fast wingers into one-on-one duels or play them free through the half-spaces, they are very difficult to defend.Chelsea’s creative midfielders pull the strings in the engine room of the pitch. Especially Jorginho, whom Sarri brought with him from Naples, is an outstanding pacemaker. His positional play, his technique and his vision allow him to split the opposition open with his passes, which are his most important asset. Against Tottenham, for example, he managed a defense splitting pass over 25 to 30 metres at the weekend, which ultimately…
There is a lot at stake for both Chelsea FC and FC Bayern on Tuesday evening. Both sides will find out where they really stand in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Our preview.Tuesday night. London SW6. Floodlights. UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg. Chelsea FC against FC Bayern Munich. By the time the two teams line up at 9 p.m. and the Champions League anthem booms through the stadium, each and every last one should have realized what is on the line here.Both Chelsea, according to legend apparently Champions League winners sometime and somewhere in the last ten years, and Bayern, who won the competition in 2013, have not beaten any major rivals in Europe for quite some time now.In the round of 16, both teams want to show that they are still capable of doing so. That is what makes the meeting on Tuesday so exciting: It is not at all clear how both teams measure up in comparison to European’s top teams. While Chelsea are looking for some kind of a new beginning with a lot of young players, Bayern are finally looking to bring consistency to their game.<a href="https://miasanrot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/CFCFCB.jpg">Media</a><a href="#chelsea-young-and-wild"></a>Chelsea: Young and wild?Last summer, Chelsea unexpectedly for some parted ways with Maurizio Sarri, who won the Europa League with his team and finished in a Champions League qualification place with room to spare. His successor was club legend Frank Lampard, who is still in charge today.Lampard’s record so far: 19 wins, 7 draws, 12 defeats and 1.68 points per game. In the league, this currently means 4th place – not outstanding, but not bad either. An important factor for the fluctuations in his team’s performance could be that Lampard has relied a lot of young players this season, partly by choice and partly by necessity.Mason Mount (21 years old; 37 appearances), Tammy Abraham (22; 33), Fikayo Tomori (22; 21), Reece James (20; 22), Callum Hudson-Odoi (19; 25) and other still very young, albeit more experienced players such as Christian Pulisic (21; 23) or Andreas Christensen (23; 18) have all seen a substantial amount of game time this season.In addition, the club from London also has a number of experienced players in their squad who add routine to their youthful exuberance. Olivier Giroud, César Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Pedro, N’Golo Kanté, Marcos Alonso and German international Antonio Rüdiger, for example, have already seen their fair share of on-pitch action in their careers. The tale of the young Chelsea yet having to mature is therefore only part of the story.<a href="#characterization-of-a-very-good-team"></a>Characterization of a very good teamLampard has built on the work of his predecessor Sarri. With around 57% ball possession (3rd place), Chelsea are one of the teams in the league that actively try to make the game. Central playmakers such as Jorginho, Kovacic or the dynamic Kanté provide a solid basis for this. Lampard attaches great importance to a clean passing game. Approximately 84% of his team’s passes reach their target, which is the second-best value in the Premier League behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.Nevertheless, Chelsea create the most danger from their counter-attacks. They still find it difficult to get in behind the back line against deep and well-organized opponents. If the Blues manage to send their fast wingers into one-on-one duels or play them free through the half-spaces, they are very difficult to defend.Chelsea’s creative midfielders pull the strings in the engine room of the pitch. Especially Jorginho, whom Sarri brought with him from Naples, is an outstanding pacemaker. His positional play, his technique and his vision allow him to split the opposition open with his passes, which are his most important asset. Against Tottenham, for example, he managed a defense splitting pass over 25 to 30 metres at the weekend, which ultimately…
