Preview: Chelsea vs. Olympiacos (18.02.08)

Preview: Chelsea vs. Olympiacos (18.02.08)

Didier Drogba has been declared fit to face Olympiakos but Andriy Shevchenko has been left out of the squad that travelled to Greece.

Michael Ballack also travelled with the rest of the squad that arrived in Athens on Sunday night but it remains to be seen if the German international will figure following his recent injury problems.

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http://www.eatsleepsport.com/articles/694678.html


Chelsea coach Avram Grant insists he will not rest until he has led the club to Champions League glory.

"Chelsea are a big club already but if you want to be a really big club and bigger than we are now, we need to be in the final of the Champions League and then do more and more" said Grant.

But Grant still has to grapple with the thorny issue of whether Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard can play alongside each other in midfield and how to accommodate Didier Drogba and new £15 million signing Nicolas Anelka in attack.

"This is what is exciting about football. We have good players and take the best of them. Everybody asks me if Anelka can together with Drogba and if Ballack can play with Lampard. Two good players can always play alongside each other if they are ready to work for the team”.

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http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5imr9tAx2RfaphwpZxt03hGryZxAQ


Chelsea boss Avram Grant is likely to stick with a 4-3-3 formation for Tuesday's Champions League last 16 first leg match against Olympiacos.

Didier Drogba or Nicolas Anelka are poised to lead an attack flanked by Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Michael Essien is set to be handed a defensive midfield role with Frank Lampard and Michael Ballack given another chance to shine in midfield together.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Cudicini, Ferreira, Belletti, Terry, Alex, Carvalho, Ben-Haim, A Cole, Bridge, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Obi, Malouda, Wright-Phillips, J Cole, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba.

Fuente: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/02/18/SOCCER_Chelsea.html&TEAMHD=premiership