Borussia Dortmund’s Niklas Sule has claimed Chelsea have “a lot of top players” ahead of the Champions League showdown against them.
There’s a fascinating Champions League last 16 tie between Dortmund and Chelsea that will happen next year.
It’s actually the first competitive meeting to take place between the two sides, with the first leg in Germany on 15 February. Afterwards, the second leg will be held at Stamford Bridge on 7 March.
Chris Sutton has predicted it’ll be the Premier League side who eliminate the Bundesliga club when they do meet.
Niklas Sule on Chelsea
Dortmund centre-back Sule, 27, has given a reaction to his side being pitted against English opposition.
The German defender has spoken very highly on how much he respects the talented Chelsea squad of players, but he’s confident in his own side to beat anybody on their day.
“We played well in the group stages and produced good performances in both matches against Manchester City, which we might have even been able to win with a little bit of luck. If we show the same attitude once more against Chelsea, we can beat any team,” Sule said.
“Chelsea are synonymous with attacking football. They have a lot of top players in their team. But we also have many good players with experience in the Champions League.”
There’s no doubting that this is a great bunch of players currently in the Chelsea squad, but getting the right mix to gel together on the pitch remains a difficult task.
Graham Potter is the latest head coach at Stamford Bridge who’s trying to figure out the team’s issue at the top end of the pitch.
A constant grey area in recent seasons at Chelsea has been inconsistency when it comes to creativity and goalscoring, which will always come back to bite you in the end.
Blues supporters are hoping Potter can implement his attacking eye-catching brand of football as soon as possible, but there’s already a few early bumps in the road.
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