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news, stats and prediction as Chelsea travel to Bayern Munich in the last 16
of the Champions League.
Team news
Kingsley Coman will miss Bayern's Champions League clash with Chelsea due to
a muscle injury. The 24-year-old France winger missed training on Friday and
will sit out Saturday's last-16 second leg encounter in Munich.
Bayern boss Hansi Flick admitted he must now choose between Ivan Perisic and
Philippe Coutinho to replace Coman, with the hosts boasting a 3-0 lead from
the first leg at Stamford Bridge back in March.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are without the likes of Christian Pulisic, Cesar
Azpilicueta and Pedro after the trio all picked up injuries in last
weekend's FA Cup final loss to Arsenal.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Billy Gilmour are also sidelined and Marcos Alonso
and Jorginho are both suspended for the trip to Bavaria.
And Frank Lampard has fitness concerns over Willian and N'Golo Kante as
well, while the Chelsea manager must also make a decision on who starts in
goal, with Kepa Arrizabalaga having been dropped for the last two matches.
Opta facts
Bayern Munich have only hosted Chelsea once previously for a competitive
match, winning 3-2 in April 2005 in the Champions League, with current
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard scoring the opening goal for the Blues.
Chelsea and Bayern Munich last faced in the Allianz Arena in the 2012
Champions League final, with the Blues victorious on penalties after a 1-1
draw.
In the entire history of the European Cup and Champions League, no team has
ever won by three or more goals in the first leg of a knockout match away
from home and failed to progress, going through on all 92 previous
occasions.
Chelsea are winless in their last seven away Champions League matches in the
knockout stages (D4 L3) since a 1-0 win at Benfica in March 2012 in the
quarter final.
Chelsea have only scored three goals in an away Champions League knockout
match once previously, winning 3-1 at Liverpool in April 2009; Bayern have
only conceded three times in three of their 43 home Champions League
knockout games, though did so most recently in a 1-3 defeat to Liverpool in
March 2019.
Bayern have won their first seven Champions League games this season,
scoring 27 goals and conceding just five. Only one team has ever won their
first eight matches of a campaign, with Barcelona winning their first nine
in 2002-03 across the two group stages, before going out in the quarter
final.
Charlie's prediction
This will be comfortable for Bayern, who have Robert Lewandowski leading the
line. The Poland striker was the top goalscorer in Europe and given
Chelsea's suspect defence, I do not give them much hope.
It is a success story getting into the top four, I do not disagree with
that, but you could see their vulnerabilities in the run-in and in the FA
Cup final. Frank Lampard wants to play attacking, and on the front foot
football, but you have to be assured at the back and they are not. Whether
that is a back three or a back four, it does not work, while they also have
problems in the wide areas.
Meanwhile, a few Chelsea players know they might be leaving this summer -
Olivier Giroud, Willian and Jorginho could all be departing, alongside a few
others. For that reason, it does not put you in a good place going into
these situations. They will go out and go out tamely and this season is over
for Chelsea, with it being a comfortable contest for Bayern.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-0 (17/2 with Sky Bet)
Four last-16 ties remaining
Manchester City vs Real Madrid (2-1)
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea (3-0)
Barcelona vs Napoli (1-1)
Juventus vs Lyon (0-1)
Quarter-final draw in full
Real Madrid or Manchester City vs Lyon or Juventus
RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
Napoli or Barcelona vs Chelsea or Bayern
Atalanta vs PSG
Semi-final draw
Real Madrid/Manchester City or Lyon/Juventus vs Napoli/Barcelona or
Chelsea/Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig or Atletico Madrid vs Atalanta or Paris Saint-Germain
Champions League knockout stage - key
dates
Champions League last-16 second legs: August 7-8
Champions League quarter-finals: August 12-15 (Lisbon)
Champions League semi-finals: August 18-19 (Lisbon)
Champions League final: August 23 (Estadio da Luz, Lisbon)
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