Analysis: Chelsea - Valencia

Chelsea or Valencia? Which of these two famous European football teams will say goodbye to the Champions League? We will get to know the answer to this question on Tuesday evening.

Position in the table and team condition:
Bayer Leverkusen, which will play with Genk at Cristal Arena in the final round, has totally unexpectedly got to the first place in group E. Chelsea takes the second place and Valencia the third. Both teams have 8 points each. Only a win of “The Bats” will let them advance from the group.

Potential and team situation:
Chelsea has been disappointing. André Villas-Boas’s team looks much worse in the Premier League than the fans expected. “The Blues” fell away with Liverpool a week ago in the Carling Cup tournament. Although nobody talks about it in the club however in case of a loss to Valencia the post of the Portuguese coach can be under threat. Only good forecasts can be heard before the match against the Orange. Chelsea played a very good match against “The Magpies” from New Castle on Saturday. The next good news is the condition of Daniel Sturridge who is becoming the main forward of The Blues. The young player has already scored 7 goals into the opponents’ gates by what he has eclipsed the Drogba – Torres duet. Huge problems for Valencia are the injuries of footballers. Undoubtedly a colossal weakening in Unai Emery’s team will be the absence of the team’s “brain”, central assistant Evera Banegi. Except from the Argentinian defenders Maduro and Costa and the Spanish halfback Sergio Canales won’t be able to play either. Regardless of injuries Valencia performs very well in matches of Primera Division, where it currently holds the 3 place.

History of meetings:
This will be the 6th confrontation between these teams in the Champions League. Meetings balance is on Chelsea’s side which had won twice and three matches ended up in a draw. It should be noted that “The Blues” have never won against Valencia at Stamford Bridge. And the first match at Mestalla ended in a 1-1 draw.

Tips and grounds:
We bet on Chelsea’s win. Injuries in Valencia’s team are a massive weakening for “The Bats”. The guests have nothing to lose and that’s why they have to open up at some moment and Chelsea showed their efficiency in the match against New Castle. Every series has to end sometime, that is why we believe that eventually the Londoners can defeat Valencia at home.

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