Chelsea face Portuguese Champions Porto in their opening Champions League fixture.
Will the Blues continue their unbeaten run this season when Chelsea vs Porto play on Tuesday night.
Chelsea vs Porto
Tuesday 15 September 2009,
Stamford Bridge
Kick-Off: 19:45
Chelsea will come into the first group stage match of the Champions League tie against Porto knowing their opponent quite well. The two have squared off against each other in 2004 and 2007 in this competition with the London club winning both of the last two matches played at Stamford Bridge.
Carlo Ancelotti will enter his first Champions League as the manager of Chelsea trying to repeat the success he achieved in the tournament with AC Milan. Twice, Ancelotti was successful in capturing the Champions League cup with AC Milan, in 2002/03 and 2006/07.
His Chelsea side have opened the Premier League season on a remarkable run, sitting top of the table with the maximum 15 points from five games played. The most recent victory came Saturday after a 93rd minute winner from Florent Malouda was enough to finally break down a resilient defensive effort from Stoke City.
Didier Drogba was on target again for Chelesa as he continues his run of good form. The Ivorian has been hot and cold over the past few seasons with Chelsea, but has opened the 2009/10 season with promise.
Unfortunately for the Blues, Drogba will miss this Champions League match and two more due to his antics in last season’s Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Defender Jose Bosingwa will also miss two matches for his part.
Deco missed the match against Stoke with a calf injury while Joe Cole still lacks match fitness. If either of the two could play against Porto, it would be a real boost for Ancelotti.
Porto
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