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"Chelsea" from London seeks revenge for the defeat in the 2008 Champions League final when on Wednesday they will face "Man Utd" in the quarterfinals of the same tournament.
"Chelsea" - "Man Utd" "Stamford Bridge" stadium, London 21.45 Lithuanian time Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Broadcast: TV6 (live)
The capital team does not hide the pain of the failure three years ago, as the club has not yet won the prestigious tournament of the Old Continent. At that time, success was very close - just one accurate penalty kick by John Terry from 11 meters, which would have determined victory.
Now the giants of English football will clarify their relationship knowing that in the country's championship, it seems that "Man Utd" will reign again - Sir Alex Ferguson's disciples lead the tournament table, with "Chelsea" lagging behind by 11 points.
Moreover, Carlo Ancelotti's team has already ended their journey in the FA Cup tournament, so the Champions League remains perhaps the only trophy that can end the season. Meanwhile, "Man Utd" continues to fight on all three fronts and certainly does not dismiss the intention to triumph in all of them.
The London club can only be happy that they do not have many injured players - according to Ancelotti, the only likely absentees are defenders Alex and Yossi Benayoun. However, the loss is the January acquisition and well-integrated into the team's game, David Luiz, who cannot play in the Champions League as he was already included in Benfica's application from Lisbon.
Ancelotti will also solve the dilemma regarding the attacking line - whether to include Fernando Torres, who has played eight matches but has not yet scored a goal, in the starting lineup? In the last match in the English championship, the Spaniard started on the bench, and he was replaced by Didier Drogba, who scored his first goal in two months.
"Didier is always very useful," said "Chelsea" defender John Terry. "Forwards find it hard because if they don't score goals, they receive a lot of criticism. However, Drogba is tough, both in the dressing room and on the field, he leads everyone to fight. Goals should not be the only thing to evaluate."
Meanwhile, "Man Utd" manager Ferguson hopes to see in the lineup the main defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Anderson, who both trained on Monday.
