Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Chelsea
Match Time & Date:
14/09/2021
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Zenit
Chelsea begin the defence of their Champions League title with a match against Zenit at Stamford Bridge. The Blues kicked off the new Premier League campaign in style, with the team sitting in second position after four rounds. Thomas Tuchel is still doing an amazing job with Chelsea, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. A man to watch in the home side will be summer signing Romelu Lukaku, who scored a brace in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
Christian Pulisic remains sidelined with an ankle injury, while N’Golo Kante is a major doubt. The Zenitchiki, on the other hand, are not regarded as good travelers, and we do not believe that they are capable of shocking the Blues despite the fact that both Claudinho and Malcom return from international duty. The likes of Chistyakov and Ozdoev should miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Timo Werner):
Timo Werner is a German starlet, who began his senior career at Vfb Stuttgart. The German forward, who was born in Stuttgart on March 6, 1996, scored 13 goals in 95 appearances in the league for Die Schwaben and in 2016 he moved to fellow Bundesliga side Leipzig and he impressed with the Red Bulls in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign, scoring 21 goals in the process.
To make things even better for the talented attacker, he represented Germany at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it has to be noted that he provided an assist for Lars Stindl in the title game. Despite the fact that coach Joachim Low rested star players at the tournament in Russia, the Germans eventually won the trophy.
Timo Werner played for the Germany U17 team as well and he won the silver medal with die Mannschaft at the 2012 UEFA European Championship. His main position is centre forward, but he is used as a winger as well. Timo Werner’s contract with Leipzig should expire on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Zenit):
Zenit Saint Petersburg are a Russian football club that was founded by workers of Leningrad Metal Plant in 1925. Over the years the Zenitchiki have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in Russian football, but they won their first domestic trophy in 1984.
Zenit have been impressive in the national championship in the 21st century, winning four league titles, while clinching two Russian Cups (2010, 2016). The Zenitchiki are a regular participant of the Champions League group stages and in 2008 they did well to win the UEFA Cup. The Russian outfit defeated Glasgow Rangers (2-0) in the title game, with Denisov and Zyryanov both finding the net in the final of the competition.
Zenit play their home games at Krestovsky Stadium, the venue that was opened in 2016. Gazprom are the club’s main sponsors and the colour of their home shirts is white-sky blue. Brazilian ace Hulk is probably the most notable footballer who played for Zenit.
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