Champions League: Group B, Matchday 3 - October 24, 2007 - Chelsea FC v. FC Schalke 04

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2:45 PM EDT

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Chelsea FC, 4 PTS, 1st Place
FC Schalke 04, 3 PTS, 3rd Place

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Other Fixtures US TV

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

12:45 ET CSKA Moscow v Inter Milan
2:45 ET Rangers v Barcelona Live ESPN2
2:45 ET VfB Stuttgart v Lyon Live ESPND
2:45 ET Dynamo Kiev v Man Utd Live Setanta & 5PM SDD ESPNC
2:45 ET Roma v Sporting Lisbon SDD 6:30PM Setanta
2:45 ET PSV Eindhoven v Fenerbahce SDD 4:45PM ESPND
2:45 ET Arsenal v Slavia Prague SDD 4:45PM Setanta
2:45 ET FC Sevilla v Steaua Bucuresti

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

2:45 ET Besiktas v Liverpool Live Setanta
2:45 ET Marseille v FC Porto SDD 6:30PM Setanta
2:45 ET Rosenborg v Valencia
2:45 ET Real Madrid v Olympiakos Live ESPND & SDD 4:45PM Setanta, 5PM ESPNC
2:45 ET Werder Bremen v Lazio
2:45 ET AC Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk SDD 7PM ESPND
2:45 ET Benfica v Celtic Live Setanta CC

[yasik19]

This will not be much easier than the Valencia game. Schalke is a very good team. Hopefully we get all 3 points from this game.

[Kazuma]

Schalke's decent. I'm a little worried about them.

[Raj222]

I predict a 2-0 win for you blues. Maybe the missing fans of last time could be the key.

[Azimuth]

I don't see this match on the ESPN website, or am I mistaken?

[Azimuth]

I don't see this match on the ESPN website, or am I mistaken?

...which is what happens when you look on the wrong day! Sorry. Move along. Nothing to see here.

[L.G.S]

We had Lampard missing vs Valencia didn't we? And we still won. Me thinks another 2-1 win.

[Shwegeh]

I like they way we've been playing. That said I think the defense without Terry will let one by. 2-1 Good guys. Lampard, Drogba.

[The_ChelseaSupporter]

It's time we crush someone.
6-0 win for us with a Drogba hat trick.

[adri]

It's time we crush someone.
6-0 win for us with a Drogba hat trick.
that's the spirit!

i 2nd the motion! :D

[Blue Celery]

3-0 us.

Alex hits two. One from 40 yards out, and then another from the So Bar.

[EAB206BLUES]

I say 3-1 goals from Drogba, Shevchenko, and Alex. I have a good feeling about the rest of the season. I think after that awful start to the campaign we are starting to play alot better and are gonna be a force to be reckon with. I cant wait I'll def be watching the game on ESPN 2 with my Manure loving best friend. He can finally see what real teamwork and talent is. GO BLUES!!!!

[L.G.S]

lol alex scores one free kick and all of a sudden he's going to be on a roll

[Wrath]

lol alex scores one free kick and all of a sudden he's going to be on a roll


Lol. Very true. But it was one awsum free kick. Finally we have a toure in our team :D

[BridgeMonkee]

Not to be a downer or anything but Robert Huth also had an awesome shot and was great at free kicks. I also wonder if Alex/Terry is a good combo at the back. Time will tell. don't have to worry about that tonight. What our defence needs is a fast CB in the Gallas mould perhaps? Always liked that Micah Richards bloke at citeh me-self.

Anywho. Tough game. 2-1 or 3-1 Chelsea would do it. What would be nice would be to see a great perfomance from a player who isn't Drogba or Lampard.

[schafer]

I don't recall Huth ever actually scoring a goal from a free kick though.

Not that I expect Alex to be freescoring though. 2-3 goals like that in a season would be more than enough. I doubt he's struck many balls sweeter than the one against Boro.

[blackjack]

I don't recall Huth ever actually scoring a goal from a free kick though.

Not that I expect Alex to be freescoring though. 2-3 goals like that in a season would be more than enough. I doubt he's struck many balls sweeter than the one against Boro.

As CBs go, he should get more goals than most. As we saw on Saturday, he can strike a ball amazingly well. He would not have been taking that shot from a FK if it wasn't assumed that he had a somewhat reasonable chance to put a dangerous shot on the frame. He's also really good in the air from set pieces - just ask Arsenal.

[slipereypete]

I don't recall Huth ever actually scoring a goal from a free kick though.

Not that I expect Alex to be freescoring though. 2-3 goals like that in a season would be more than enough. I doubt he's struck many balls sweeter than the one against Boro.

Lamps has said that Alex beats Cech from 40/50m all the time in practice, seems to have some of Juninho's magic.

[schafer]

Fair enough, I hadn't heard that (what Lamps said). Perhaps 15-20 goals is more accurate;)?

[L.G.S]

Is Carvalho fit?