Not exact matches
Arsenal return to Premier
League action at last and are desperate to start
getting some
points on the
board again after a very mediocre December.
I don't think that Arsenal have ever been in the position of losing their first two Champions
League Group matches ever before, but all it means is that the Gunners will now be desperate to
get their first three
points on the
board.
But that team just needs to
get some
points on the
board and not worry themselves overly much about the happenings around the
league for a couple weeks.
With them needing to
get points on the
board in the group and looking to build
on last week's wins over Sunderland in the Carabao Cup and Bournemouth in the Premier
League, boss Ronald Koeman made only three changes to his starting line - up for this game.
The Blues have reached the knockout stages of the Champions
League on 13 previous occasions and will be eager to
get three
points on the
board in a tricky - looking group containing Atletico Madrid and Roma.
We were beaten heavily
on aggregate by the Bundesliga giants in the 2015 - 16 Europa
League round of 16, but will be targeting a much better outcome this time as we look to
get some early
points on the
board.
The 2 - 0 win over Arsenal means that Chelsea have now
got seven
points on the
board and have climbed to 15th in the table, yet they sit eight
points shy of
league leaders Manchester City despite the fact that Manuel Pellegrini's men also lost at the weekend.
This is a must win for Chelsea, the Blues need to
get points on the
board for their Champions
League campaign.