Zenit vs Chelsea: UEFA Champions League Live| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When and where to watch Zenit vs Chelsea, Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel

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Jehan Mucadum
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Zenit vs Chelsea: Chelsea eye a 5th and final win of Group H in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday when they travel to face Zenit.

Match Details:

Teams: Zenit vs Chelsea

Venue: Gazprom Arena

Date: Wednesday 8th December, 2021

Time: 11:15 PM IST

Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/

Preview

Zenit head into this after a 1-1 away draw vs Malmo in their previous UCL clash on MD 5 last time out.

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Rieks broke the deadlock for Malmo before Rakitskiy found the net in extra time to ensure a share of the points.

With 4 points from 5 matches, Zenit cannot be displaced from 3rd place and are confirmed to enter into the Europa League this season.

On the other hand, the defending champions Chelsea beat Juventus 4-0 at home on MD 5 last time out.

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Goals from Chalobah, James, Hudson-Odoi and Werner ensured a thumping win for the Blues.

They reached 12 points from 5 matches and a win tonight can send them to the next round as Group H winners.

Chelsea can look to give some game-time to players who’ve not got much ahead of the quick turnaround in this festive period.

These two sides last met on MD 1 in September, where Chelsea won 1-0 at home through a goal from Lukaku.

Form Guide

Zenit: DWDWD

Chelsea: WWDWL

Last Matches of both teams:

Zenit 2-2 Rostov

West Ham 3-2 Chelsea

Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Zenit vs Chelsea in India?

The match can be live streamed on Sony LIV App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on the Sony TEN 2.

Team News

Kritsyuk misses out for Zenit due to a knee injury keeping him out till February whereas Chistyakov is suspended.

Chilwell, Havertz, Kovacic (injury and Covid), Kanté and Chalobah miss out for the Blues due to long term issues.

Zenit possible 11:

Kerzhakov, Karavaev, Lovren, Rakitskiy, Santos, Krugovoy, Malcom, Kuzyaev, Barrios, Claudinho and Azmoun

Chelsea possible 11:

Mendy, Rüdiger, Silva, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, James, Mount, Pulisic and Werner

Prediction: Zenit 1-2 Chelsea

Zenit aim to finish off on a high with this fixture as they prepare for the UEFA Europa League.

The Reds have stuttered a bit in recent weeks due to the absence of Kante in mid-field, which gives Zenit a chance to go at Chelsea.

But with quality in their ranks, we expect the visitors to nick this one and finish as Group H winners.

Players to watch out for: Azmoun, Claudinho, Mount and James.


       

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