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Monday, October 19, 2015

Dynamo Kyiv vs Chelsea Live Stream and TV Info

Chelsea secured a much needed 2-0 win against Aston Villa this weekend. After a dismal start to their season, the Jose Mourinho was under tremendous pressure to turn it around.

The Portuguese fielded a new look Chelsea side as the Londoners brushed Villa aside. Jose Mourinho dropped the likes of Matic and Hazard in favour of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Baba Rahman.

After rumours of a dressing room mutiny involving the former Augsburg left back, Jose Mourinho gave him his first Premier League start and the young defender impressed.

Cesar Azpilicueta went back to his natural right back position and John Terry was partnered with Kurt Zouma at the heart of the defence.

Despite their poor form in the Premier League, Chelsea has looked a much-improved unit in Europe this season. Although a comfortable win against Tel-Aviv was followed by a defeat against Porto, Chelsea can take a lot of positives from their European displays.

Mourinho will be hoping to build on the Villa win when they take on Kyiv in the midweek. Chelsea is third in their group and another loss could be trouble for them as far as knockout qualifications are concerned.

Meanwhile, Kyiv is in a good run of form and have lost just once in their last 38 league games. Despite their 3-0 loss to Shakhtar last week the Ukrainians have done well in the Champions League.

Goal scoring winger Andriy Yarmolenko has been in superb form and has been linked with a move to Chelsea next summer. The Ukraine international will look to make his mark against a struggling Chelsea defence.

Kyiv is second in the group in goal difference and will be looking to move into top spot with a win against a struggling Chelsea side.

Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Date: 20th October 2015

Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Ukraine

Kick off: 7:45 pm BST

Live Stream: Click Here


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Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea Team news

Chelsea will be without the injured duo of Thibaut Courtois and Branislav Ivanovic for their trip to Ukraine.

Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek should get his second start in a row after impressing against Villa. The Chelsea academy graduate will replace Matic in the side.

Out of form winger, Eden Hazard could remain on the bench after being dropped from the starting line-up on Saturday.

As for Dynamo, the Ukrainians are sweating on the fitness of Serhiy Rybalka.

Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea Starting Lineups

Chelsea possible starting XI: Begovic, Azpilicueta, Terry, Zouma, Baba Rahman, Loftus-Cheek, Ramires, Willian, Fabregas, Pedro, Costa.

Dynamo possible starting XI: Shovkovskiy, Danilo Silva, Dragovic, Khacheridi, Antunes, Rybalka, Veloso, Garmash, Gusev, Yarmolenko, Kravets.

Dynamo Kyiv vs Chelsea Key Stats

Dinamo Kiev’s last Champions League win against an English side was in October 2003 versus Arsenal (2-1). Since then, they have won none of their last five (D1 L4).

Chelsea’s only previous encounter with a Ukrainian side was against Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2012/13 Champions League group stages. They lost 2-1 away from home before securing a 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge.

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Arsenal vs Bayern Munich Live Stream TV and Schedule

Arsenal faces Bayern Munich on Tuesday knowing they need a win to reignite their hopes of emerging from the Champions League group stage.

They could not be facing more intimidating opposition. Bayern have a 100 per cent win record this season and have been in devastating form in all competitions. They have started their Champions League campaign with two convincing wins and seem all but certain to top the group.

Arsenal, by contrast, has already succumbed to defeats in Europe against both Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos. They stand on the brink of their first elimination at this stage since the year 2000. Arsene Wenger will insist his men go down fighting, which means taking the game to Bayern at the Emirates Stadium.

In their previous home game, the Gunners produced a magnificent performance to beat Manchester United 3-0. They will probably have to be even better if they are to conquer this all-conquering Bayern team.

Date: Tuesday, October 20

Time: 7.45 p.m. BST / 2.45 p.m. ET  

Location: Emirates Stadium, London

Television coverage: BT Sports Europe / BT Sports Europe HD / BT Sports Ultra HD (The UK only); Fox Sports 2, Fox Deportes  (U.S. only) 

Streaming: BT Sports app (The UK only), Fox Soccer 2Go (U.S. only)

Bayern has won all 11 of their matches so far this season, scoring 37 goals in the process. Thus far in the Champions League, they have racked up eight goals without conceding.

Arsenal has been on a decent run, winning four of their last five games, but it’s nothing compared to the incredible momentum the German champions bring into this match.


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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted his team are better equipped to face Bayern Munich than ever before.

The Gunners have been drawn against Bayern in three out of the past four Champions League campaigns, losing both home games but winning and drawing away. Wenger believes Arsenal can get the good result they crave against Pep Guardiola's side this time around, telling the team's official website:

I believe we have played good Bayern sides and got good results against them.

We have the needed belief and confidence that we are doing something right so that helps.

We maybe could be a little suspected of not taking the first two games seriously enough but this time that is not the threat.

Let’s take the positives of our Premier League [form] and as well get the right focus that you get when you play a big opponent.

The focus Wenger alludes to could prove to be a critical factor in deciding the outcome of the game. Bayern boss Guardiola was quoted by BBC Sport as suggesting Arsenal may "have an advantage because they have to win." The Spaniard went on:

When that happens with this kind of players and the history of this club, they are going to make the best performance possible.

I don't expect anything other than a fight for the 90 minutes. I can imagine my team with zero points and play in Germany against Arsenal. I can imagine the mentality of my team—we would be an animal because it is our last chance.

Guardiola will have prepared his side to expect an onslaught from an Arsenal side looking to repair the club's reputation on the continent.


The Gunners welcome back Gabriel Paulista to their squad after he missed the match at Watford with a minor injury.

The most interesting news surrounds their deputy goalkeeper, David Ospina. Ospina started in each of Arsenal's two previous Champions League games, but a shoulder injury picked up on international duty for Colombia means he is not available for selection in this match. That means the No. 1, Petr Cech, will play his first Champions League game for the club.

The likelihood is this team will be identical to the one that started at Vicarage Road on Saturday. Arsenal will need to field their strongest possible XI to stand any chance of beating Bayern.

Despite Olivier Giroud emerging from the substitutes' bench to score against Watford, Wenger is likely to keep faith with the speedy striking style of Theo Walcott that so troubled Manchester United.

Predicted Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Petr Cech; Hector Bellerin, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal; Francis Coquelin, Santi Cazorla; Aaron Ramey, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez; Theo Walcott.


Bayern Munich

This match has come too soon for Arjen Robben, who was injured during the Netherlands’ Euro 2016 qualifier against Iceland in September. He will join Mario Gotze, Franck Ribery and Mehdi Benatia on the sidelines.

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The bad news for Arsenal is that Robert Lewandowksi, who picked up a knock in the recent Bundesliga win over Werder Bremen, is fit to start.

Predicted Bayern XI (4-3-3): Manuel Neuer; David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Jerome Boateng, Philipp Lahm; Xabi Alonso, Thiago Alcantara, Arturo Vidal; Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller.


When Arsene Wenger was asked about the possibility of resting Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez for this match, he told the club's official website, "You would be surprised if I told you that I would rest them tomorrow, so I can tell you certainly not. Normally they should play tomorrow."

Wenger's response is perfectly understandable. If Arsenal is to overcome Bayern, they need their best players out on the Emirates turf. Ozil certainly fits into that category.

The German has enjoyed an upturn in his Premier League form of late. After scoring a crucial goal in the aforementioned victory over United, he went on to collect two assists in the following game at Watford.

Having missed a penalty in this fixture back in 2014, Ozil will be particularly keen to make amends this time around.


Is there a more dangerous striker in Europe than Lewandowski? The powerful Pole has scored an outrageous 22 goals for club and country already this season. 

Wenger will desperately hope the experience of Cech, Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny will be enough to keep him at bay. If Lewandowksi is afforded a chance to punish Arsenal, he will surely take it.

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Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma Live Stream and TV Info

Bayer Leverkusen hosts Roma in Champions League Group E on Tuesday. Here are all the details you need to know.WHEN IS THE MATCH? At 7:45 pm (BST) in Leverkusen on Tuesday. A home win would see the German side take a huge step towards finishing in the top two of Group E They are two points clear of the Italian side after two matches, and are bidding for a double over Rome clubs in Europe this season having swept aside Lazio 3-1 on aggregate in the Champions League play-offs. Roma hopes to recover from the 3-2 defeat they suffered at BATE last time out but know a defeat could be fatal to their hopes of progressing beyond the group stage.

TEAM NEWS To follow.. MANAGER QUOTES Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt: to follow Roma coach Rudi Garcia: "The favourites for the title will be those who will go to the end. Tonight we wanted to be second and we have hit the target (in the 3-1 Serie A win over Empoli). This was the third victory in a row and now we will think to Champions League: we're going to Leverkusen to win " Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi: "There's no question, it won't be easy against Leverkusen because we're playing away from home and they are a quality side. Qualification for the next round of the Champions League is at stake in this match so it will be a kind of mini knockout game." MATCH BUZZ

Stat Attack: Tuesday's Champions League games - Eurosport

MATCH FACTS Bayer Leverkusen and Roma’s only previous meeting was in the 2004/05 Champions League group stages. The German side won 3-1 in Leverkusen and there was a 1-1 draw in Rome. Bayer Leverkusen has reached the Last 16 in each of the past four seasons they’ve been involved in the Champions League. None of Bayer Leverkusen’s last 23 Champions League home games has ended in a draw (W14 L9). Their last draw on home soil came against Manchester Utd in April 2002 (1-1). Leverkusen has won four of their last five Champions League games at the BayArena (L1). Roma has only won one of their last 11 Champions League games (D4 L6). That was against CSKA Moscow in last season’s group stages.

Roma has never kept a clean sheet in their last 16 Champions League games. The last one was against Arsenal in March 2009 (1-0). Roma’s last away win in the Champions League was in November 2010 against Basel (3-2). Since then, they have drawn three and lost three. All four goals conceded by Roma in the Champions League this season have come in the opening 30 minutes. Hakan Calhanoglu has been involved in four of Bayer Leverkusen’s five Champions League goals this season (2 goals, 2 assists). Roma’s Edoardo Soleri is the youngest player to have appeared in this season’s Champions League (17 years and 11 months). Rudi Garcia has only won three of his 20 Champions League games as the manager (D6 L11).

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