With pressure mounting on The Blues to improve their recent performance, Jose Mourinho will most likely field a highly offensive team in an attempt to secure a crucial win. Almost five months ago, Mourinho’s men were literally unstoppable but have now become the whipping boys of the Premier League and registered an unconvincing performance at the Champions League so far.
Willian fights for the ball against Dynamo's Domadoj Vida in their first leg goalless draw
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If they fail to beat Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday, their hopes of advancing into the knock-out stage of the Champions League will be jeopardized.The Ukrainian outfit managed to secure a goalless draw in the first leg of the fixture at home against the West London side. Out of three Champions League matches, the English side has only managed to secure four points and are one point behind Dynamo. Mourinho’s former side FC Porto lead Group G with seven points out of a possible nine.
Team news
Chelsea
The embattled manager will miss the services of Pedro and Brainslav Ivanovic who are suffering from knee and hamstring injuries respectively. However, despite the recent poor performance, Brazilian forward Ramires has insisted that the team is fully behind their manager ahead of Wednesday’s fixtures.
Speaking to the club’s website, 28-years-old midfielder explained, "It is difficult because when we lose a game, everyone is sad in the dressing room.’’
"The manager didn't say anything [after the game] because it was not the time but on Sunday we had a conversation and he will show to us what we did in the game.
"We try to help him [Mourinho] on the pitch, we couldn't help him on Saturday but we will try every match to win because this is a group and a team and if we lose, Jose loses as well so we are all together.
"We need to play like we played before to win games."
Ramires: We are behind our manager
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Kurt Zouma and Cesar Azpilicueta will most likely boost Chelsea’s backline ahead of the match. Cesc Fabregas could return to the starting line-up after missing out in last weekend’s defeat against Liverpool. Pedro’s injury could give Hazard a starting role but goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will sit out out of the crunch tie due to injury.
Eyes on the prize: The Real Madrid target to could to the starting lineup against Dynamo
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Dynamo Kyiv
Coach Serhiy Rebrov is expected to field a strong squad against Chelsea since his side has no injury concerns so far.
On which live or online channel can I was Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv live?
- USA: on various channels (check out TV guide for listings)
- Canada: on TSN4
- UK: on various BT Sport channels
You can watch Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv live in the USA on MASN2, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports Ohio 2, ESPN3 USA, Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Net North, Fox Sports Ohio, Fox Sports West, Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sport South, MASN or Fox Sports Tennessee at 14:45 EST. In Canada, follow the action live from the Stamford Bridge at 14:45 EST on TSN4. In the UK, watch Jose Mourinho’s men host their Ukrainian opponents on BT Sport 2 or BT Sport Live Streaming at 19:45 GMT. If you live outside the three countries, visit our live broadcast page to see where watch Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv on November 4, 2015.
Last three matches in the Champions League
Chelsea: WLD
Dynamo: DWD
Quick facts
- Kyiv have never won in England. They have drawn twice and lost 10 out of their last 12 attempts
- If Kyiv wins this fixture, they could go top of Group G
- The Ukrainian champions have kept clean sheets in 14 out of their last 19 games in all competitions this season
- Chelsea have lost only one of their last 10 matches in the Champions League this season, including qualifiers
Head to head
- The last time Chelsea lost to an Ukranian side was during the 2012/2013 Champions League season
- Chelsea lost 2-1 away to Shakhtar Donetsk but secured a 3-2 win at home
- Dynamo Kyiv last Champions League win against an English side was back in 2003 against Arsenal
- The Ukrainian giants have not won any of their last five encounters with English sides. They have drawn one and lost four
Team sheets for Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv
Chelsea's Starting XI: Begovic; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Terry, Baba Rahman; Ramires, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Oscar; Diego Costa
Dynamo Kyiv's Starting XI: Shovkovskiy, Antunes, Dragovic, Vida, Khacheridi, Sydorchuk, Rybalka, González, Buyalskiy, Yarmolenko, Kravets.
Chelsea's subs: Blackman, Cahill, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Hazard, Pedro, Remy.
Dynamo Kyiv's subs: Rybka, Morozyuk, Miguel Veloso, Petrović, Garmash, Gusev, Júnior Moraes
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