Torna la Champions League and for the Chelsea it is already time for the redde rationem. Backs against the wall after the narrow knockout in Germany, i Londoners await Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of the round of 16. Who will spend tonight at Stamford Bridge will be among the best 8 in Europe. And for the team of Potter this remains the only realistic hope of lifting a trophy this year and participating in the next edition, given the distance from the areas that count in the standings.
Chelsea scored only 4 goals in the last 11 games (W2, D3, L6 and must turn around against one of the fittest clubs in all of Europe. There will be no match winner Adeyemibut Borussia indeed comes from 10 consecutive victories.
It will be the first meeting in England between the two sides. After recording six wins in their first seven Champions League home games against German sides (1 draw), i Blues they have not won in the last two (one draw, one loss). Chelsea have lost the first leg of a head-to-head for the eighth time but have gone on to progress in four of those seven.
