Chelsea eye victory at home against Dynamo Kiev in 2018/19 UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg
Kick-off : 8:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea should be very happy with their progression so far in 2018/19 UEFA Europa League and will be now definitely be after the trophy. They just need to play their brand of football.
The Blues know that Dynamo Kiev’s in the way and are one of the top teams from Ukraine. But Chelsea also know their class and will play accordingly.
Chelsea should make the home advantage count so that when they travel to Ukraine the work load is lesser.
On the other hand, Dynamo Kiev will be very happy that they have reached till here in the Europa League. But know it gets only tougher from here.
Chelsea are their opponents and it should be a tough job tackling them but Dynamo Kiev have nothing to loose and they should look to give their all and hope for the best.
Chelsea have a good record against Dynamo Kiev and they will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Benjamin Verbic will not be available for Dynamo Kiev for the Chelsea game as due to suspension.
As for The Blues, Pedro is available and will likely play.
Dynamo Kiev XI : Boyko, Kedziora, Burda, Shabanov, Mykolenko, Shepelev, Buyalskiy, Tysgankov, Shaparenko, Sidcley, Sol.
Chelsea XI : Caballero, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Christensen, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Willian.
Prediction
It should be a good game as both teams will give their all. But Chelsea should win it in the end. They might win 2-0. The goalscoers might be Olivier Giroud and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
