Next up for Chelsea, on Tuesday night, is the teeny-tiny barely noteworthy very small task of taking on and, hopefully, challenging Barcelona in the Champions League. Easy, peezy, lemon squeezy.
This will be match number five of eight in the league phase, and after the dropped points in Azerbaijan against Qarabag, it becomes even more important to do well here. While Chelsea are not in danger of missing out on the knockout rounds as things stand, only one of our last four remaining games is one you might consider easy (Pafos, of Cyprus), so we’re going to have to earn our way (Atlanta and Napoli are the two away games left).
The good news is that we are in pretty good shape in terms of fitness, fresh off the international break and with several key players able to rest for a bit during it. And the rotation over the weekend allowed us to give Moisés Caicedo the day off, too, while Reece James was only needed for 45 one half.
The bad news is that Cole Palmer, who was rumored to be getting ready to make his return in this game, will now miss more time after injuring his toe. Gotta watch out for those sharp corners.
