After their shopping frenzy in the last winter market, Chelsea will measure the effects on the European scene, when they travel to the Borussia Dortmund field, this Wednesday, February 15, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
The new owners of the Blues embarked on a reconversion of their squad, at the risk of an abundance of players.
After spending some 300 million euros (320.7 million dollars) last preseason, the club’s bosses, led by the American Todd Boehly, have done the same in winter and have spent the same amount.
Schedules to watch live Dortmund vs. Chelsea
12:00 Los Angeles
14:00 Mexico, Washington and Chicago
15:00 Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and New York
16:00 Venezuela and Bolivia
17:00 Chile, Brasilia, Argentina, Uruguay and Asunción
20:00 England and Portugal
21:00 Spain, France, England and Germany
22:00 Russia
TV channels to watch live Dortmund vs. Chelsea
| countries | channels |
|---|---|
| Argentina | ESPN Argentina and Star+ |
| bolivian | ESPN and Star+ |
| Brazil | HBO Max and TNT Brazil |
| Chili | ESPN and Star+ |
| Colombia | ESPN North and Star+ |
| Costa Rica | ESPN North and Star+ |
| Ecuador | ESPN and Star+ |
| Mexico | HBO Max |
| Paraguayan | ESPN and Star+ |
| Peru | ESPN and Star+ |
| Spain | Movistar Champions League and Movistar+ |
| Uruguay | ESPN and Star+ |
| Venezuela | ESPN and Star+ |
By the way, they broke the record for the most expensive signing in the Premier League (121 million euros, 130 million dollars) with the Argentine world champion Enzo Fernández.
The Londoners have also signed Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoît Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Datro Fofana and Noni Madueke, bringing them to 42 players under contract.
If Chelsea is still waiting for the dividends of these investments in the Premier, where it has not just taken off, occupying tenth place, the double winner of the Champions League (2012, 2021) hopes to reap the rewards in the Champions League.
But pay attention to Borussia Dortmund, third in the Bundesliga and only three points behind Bayern Munich, after having chained five consecutive victories in the championship and one in the German Cup. (D)
possible alignments
Chelsea: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Ben Chilwell, Benoit Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Reece James; Enzo Fernandez, Ruben Loftus Cheek; Mudryk, João Félix, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz.
Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel; Raphael Guerreiro, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle, Julian Ryerson; Emre Can; Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Jude Bellingham, Gio Reyna; Sebastian Haller.
Source: Eluniverso
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