[Teams] Chelsea vs Steaua Bucharest: Confirmed Line-ups
Chelsea welcome Romanian outfit Steaua Bucharest to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit to reach the quarter finals of the Europa League.
The Blues lost by a single goal in last weeks away leg but the European champions should be confident of turning things around on their own turf tonight to progress to the last eight.
Boss Rafa Benitez has recalled striker Fernando Torres for the game with Demba Ba ineligible after playing for Newcastle in a previous round, while captain John Terry also returns to the starting line-up. Here are the confirmed line-ups:
Chelsea Team
Cech, Azpilicueta, Terry, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Oscar, Mata, Hazard, Torres
Subs: Turnbull, Lampard, Moses, Ferreira, Cahill, Benayoun, Bertrand
SteauaTeam
Tatausanu, Szukata, Pintilii, Chipciu, Tanase, Latovlevici, Rapa, Chiriches, Rusescu, Bourceanu, Popa
Subs: Stanca, Gardos, Filip, Prepelita, Leandro Tatu, Iancu, Adi Sobrinho
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adekunle
March 14, 2013 at 7:44 pm
chelsea4 buchare 2.
Chibuike okpara
March 14, 2013 at 10:21 pm
Up chelsea, nobody underate my blues, we are now in quarter final.