v. Spartak Moscow - The Ghost of Luzhniki

Chelsea travel to Moscow with a depleted squad with the injury list growing. Drogba, Lampard, Benayoun, Alex and Ramires all left at home for the fixture due to injury giving the likes of Zhirkov and McEachren chance to show their worth. Both  of the players impress me when they came on during the Villa game, making a decent impact and i'll be hoping that they do well during the match. Playing on an artificial grass pitch, it will be a bit difficult for us and considering the injuries, I'll certainly be happy if we can get at least a point there.

Prediction: Spartak Moscow 0 - Chelsea 2 (Terry to score from the spot :p)


Chelsea match against Spartak tonight will see us return to the Luzhniki Stadium for the first time since the heartbreaking lost in the Champions League Final to Man Utd in 2008. It was a very sad moment for all the Chelsea fans, players and our captain JT. We were a kick away from making history and winning the Champs League for the first time. But luck was not on our side, JT slips and his shot hit the bar allowing Sir Alex team to recover and win the trophy.

Hopefully we will go there tonight and performs well, erasing the pain and lament memories of the 2008 finals and maybe, just maybe we can go all the way in the Champs League this season. ktbffh