Champions League 2013/14

[Baddar]

Both sides will be content with that result.

[DavidMarrio]

Good draw for Chelsea. Bus well and truly parked.

[brenchill]

Chelsea will beat them at home. No problem.

[MJB]

Like Sunderland?

[FLiam]

Makes a wonderful mockery of Mourinho's post West Ham statement again.

Atletico can get a result at Stamford Bridge. Dangerous game Mourinho is playing.

[brenchill]

Makes a wonderful mockery of Mourinho's post West Ham statement again.

Atletico can get a result at Stamford Bridge. Dangerous game Mourinho is playing.

How is playing for a draw away to Athletico Madrid a dangerous game?

[DavidMarrio]

Away goals can work against them in the 2nd leg.

[brenchill]

I think it would have been pretty dumb to go and play for anything other than a draw away to Athletico Madrid.

It's now down to a one off game at their home ground. If they win on the night, they are through. How is that not an ideal scenario?

[Crybaby Bunting]

Once Cech was injured there wasn't really any other option but to play for the draw and hope to maybe nick a goal on the counter.

Some reports are saying dislocated shoulder and 3-4 months out, which would be a shame.

[brenchill]

Jamal Blackman deserves his shot.

[stokeriño]

Once Cech was injured there wasn't really any other option but to play for the draw and hope to maybe nick a goal on the counter.

Some reports are saying dislocated shoulder and 3-4 months out, which would be a shame.

At least he's not got a World Cup to be missing (I know not-qualifying is still worse really, but...).

[Crybaby Bunting]

A few reports saying that Terry's season is over unless they make it to the Champions League final.

So that's his season over

[TCO]

If they win it he'll be on the pitch in full kit, shinpads and boots with the place and date stitched on them either way.

[stokeriño]

In a way a small part of me is kind of glad we fluffed the title last weekend because with all these injuries I would be seriously bricking it for Anfield on Sunday.

[stokeriño]

Before I head to bed, here's a stat that I've just been presented with and sufficiently amused me:

Teams Beaten in Knockout Rounds of European Competition Over Past 3 Years

Chelsea:

1. Napoli

2. Benfica

3. Barcelona

4. Bayern Munich

5. Sparta Prague

6. Steaua Bucharest

7. Rubin Kazan

8. FC Basel

9. Benfica

10. Galatasaray

11. Paris Saint-Germain

All Other English Clubs Put Together:

1. Porto (Manchester City)

2. Ajax (Manchester United)

3. Metalist Kharkiv (Newcastle United)

4. Anzhi Makhachkala (Newcastle United)

5. Lyon (Tottenham Hotspur)

6. Inter Milan (Tottenham Hotspur)

7. Olympiacos (Manchester United)

8. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Tottenham Hotspur)

Nyuck nyuck.

[MDK]

Does this mean Hilario will be dusted off?

With hilarious consequences, no doubt

[therockbox]

[brenchill]

Does this mean Hilario will be dusted off?

With hilarious consequences, no doubt

I've heard Kevin Hitchcock will get the nod. He's still on the Chelsea bench, right?

[stokeriño]

I hear Dave Beasant is in with a shout.

[Hobo]

Clearly this is a case for Dimitri Kharine?