Qarabag-Chelsea: confirmed line-ups and live updates
Chelsea comfortably saw off Qarabag in their first ever competitive meeting during Matchday 1; recording a 6-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
In fact, all three previous encounters between English and Azerbaijani sides have seen the clubs from England record wins; Tottenham faced Qarabag in the 2015/16 Europa League group stages; the North London team won both games (3-1 at home, 1-0 in Baku).
Chelsea have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League 13 times in their previous 14 appearances; 76% of sides that have been sat on seven points after their first four games in the Champions League since 2003/04 have progressed beyond the group stage.
Qarabag are yet to win a game this season in the Champions League; only on three previous occasions has a club progressed to the Last 16 since 2003/04 (current format) in 90 instances having failing to claim a win in the opening four matchdays.
A victory in this game against Qarabag will secure Chelsea’s passage through to the Last 16 of this season’s Champions League.
Chelsea come into this game having lost a Champions League game by a margin of 3+ goals for only the third time in their history (3-0 on the road against Roma); 1-5 at Barcelona in April 2000 and 0-3 at Juventus in November 2012.
That defeat to Roma was only Chelsea’s second loss in their last 17 group stage outings in the Champions League (W11 D4).
Qarabag have conceded three goals from corner situations this term in the Champions League (a joint-high with Feyenoord); only two sides have claimed more goals from corners than Chelsea this season (two).
Chelsea’s last seven goals on the road in the Champions League have been converted by different players (Batshuayi, Morata, Mikel, Zouma, Oscar, Willian and Cahill).
In fact, all three previous encounters between English and Azerbaijani sides have seen the clubs from England record wins; Tottenham faced Qarabag in the 2015/16 Europa League group stages; the North London team won both games (3-1 at home, 1-0 in Baku).
Chelsea have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League 13 times in their previous 14 appearances; 76% of sides that have been sat on seven points after their first four games in the Champions League since 2003/04 have progressed beyond the group stage.
Qarabag are yet to win a game this season in the Champions League; only on three previous occasions has a club progressed to the Last 16 since 2003/04 (current format) in 90 instances having failing to claim a win in the opening four matchdays.
A victory in this game against Qarabag will secure Chelsea’s passage through to the Last 16 of this season’s Champions League.
Chelsea come into this game having lost a Champions League game by a margin of 3+ goals for only the third time in their history (3-0 on the road against Roma); 1-5 at Barcelona in April 2000 and 0-3 at Juventus in November 2012.
That defeat to Roma was only Chelsea’s second loss in their last 17 group stage outings in the Champions League (W11 D4).
Qarabag have conceded three goals from corner situations this term in the Champions League (a joint-high with Feyenoord); only two sides have claimed more goals from corners than Chelsea this season (two).
Chelsea’s last seven goals on the road in the Champions League have been converted by different players (Batshuayi, Morata, Mikel, Zouma, Oscar, Willian and Cahill).