Chelsea Champions League Betting

Penalty Kick Chelsea have been knocking on the door of the Champions League for the past six years, having reached at least the semi-finals on five out of the six occassions. If you think that the year they didn't make the semi-finals they were beaten by the eventual winners Barcelona it makes the stat that even more impressive. In fact, of the last six years they have been knocked out by the eventual winner on four of the occassions. Heart break two years ago losing in the final to Manchester United on penalties will make this same squad of players difficult to beat this season.

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Chelsea lost 3-1 on aggregate to Italian champions Inter in the last sixteen of the Champions League.

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Current Form and Key Players

Chelsea qualified for this season's Champions League after finishing third in the Premier League and were a minute away from making last years final before Andres Iniesta's strike for Barca broke their hearts. With a new man in charge this season he's been there and done it in terms of the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti brings with him two Champions League wins as a manager and furthermore two European Cup wins as a player, all for AC Milan.

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Despite being a big hitter in terms of disposable income, Chelsea have only added a few players each season for the past couple of years so they have a very settled and mature squad. The strength of John Terry, Michael Essien and Didier Drogba is complemented by the pace and guile of the likes of Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka, Deco and Joe Cole. Of the current Chelsea squad, five have won the Champions League before and add to that the experience of the final two years ago, they're a good bet to make it all the way this year.