SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DYK-CHL/CHELSEA TRAINING Chelsea prepares for Dynamo Kiev showdown

Record ID: 134752

  • Title: SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DYK-CHL/CHELSEA TRAINING Chelsea prepares for Dynamo Kiev showdown
  • Date: 19th October 2015
  • Summary: KIEV, UKRAINE (OCTOBER 19, 2015) (REUTERS) CHELSEA PLAYERS COME OUT OF TUNNEL AND ONTO PITCH PLAYERS EXERCISING DURING TRAINING PLAYERS STRETCHING MUSCLES A BAG CONTAINING SOCCER BALLS ON THE PITCH PLAYERS STRETCHING PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES PLAYERS PERFORMING RUNNING EXERCISE CHELSEA MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO OBSERVING TRAINING PLAYERS STRETCHING MIDFIELDER OSCAR (BLUE BI
  • Embargoed: 3rd November 2015 12:00
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  • Location: Ukraine
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVABCOGZC61EJQQKLRS6LE3Y5G09
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Chelsea enjoyed a somewhat fortuitous return to winning ways at the weekend when they beat Aston Villa in the Premier League but their fragile self-confidence will face a far more severe test at Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Tuesday (October 20).
    After their worst start to a domestic league season for 37 years, Jose Mourinho's men travel to Ukraine for their Group G qualifier having won one and lost one of their two games.
    Dynamo top the group with four points, the same as Porto, followed by Chelsea on three and Maccabi Tel Aviv on zero.
    A win against Kiev will not only help swing the initiative in the group Chelsea's way, but also prove they may be getting back on track after their below-par campaign so far.
    Whether they can retain their Premier League title after taking just 11 points from their opening nine matches, let alone reach the latter stages of the Champions League, is doubtful.
    While Chelsea ended a run of two straight defeats -- to Porto in the Champions League and Southampton in the Premier League -- Dynamo lost for the first time in the league this season on Friday (October 16).
    They were beaten 3-0 at home by rivals Shakhtar Donetsk who replaced them at the top of the Ukrainian standings on goal difference.
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