Chelsea vs Valencia preview for Tuesday’s Champions League match at Stamford Bridge. These clubs have been drawn in Group H with Lille and Ajax.
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Chelsea head into their first Champions League fixture of the season against Valencia on the back of an impressive 5-2 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday night.
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Valencia, meanwhile, found themselves on the receiving end of the same scoreline as Albert Celades witnessed his new side suffered a heavy defeat to Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga; Zouma, Christensen, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Pulisic; Abraham
Valencia: Cillessen; Wass, Garay, Paulista, Gaya; Torres, Coquelin, Kondogbia, Parejo, Guedes; Rodrigo
Chelsea vs Valencia Head-To-Head Record
Last 4 matches
- December 6 2011: Chelsea 3-0 Valencia
- September 28 2011: Valencia 1-1 Chelsea
- December 11 2007: Chelsea 0-0 Valencia
- October 3 2007: Valencia 1-2 Chelsea
Total head-to-head matches played: 6
- Chelsea wins: 3
- Valencia wins: 0
- Draws: 3
Chelsea vs Valencia Match Preview
Frank Lampard, who played a big part in Chelsea’s 2012 Champions League triumph, makes his coaching debut in the competition on Tuesday – against a manager with even less senior experience than him!
The ex-England midfielder scored three Champions League goals in the season when Chelsea conquered the continent for the one and only time, including away to Valencia in the group stage.
He is, of course, in only his second managerial campaign after cutting his teeth with Derby last term, and this will be another learning process as the 41-year-old presides over a Group H campaign that also includes home-and-away matches against Lille and last season’s semi-finalists Ajax.