Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a cup match between Chelsea and Galatasaray. The Round of 16 clash scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stamford Bridge in London and can be live streamed here.
Both clubs enter today's match facing a winner-take-all situation. A 1-1 draw in the first leg left the battle between Chelsea and Galatasaray as the only unsettled confrontation remaining in the Champions League. The remaining ties are merely inevitable. According to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, the same can be said for Didier Drogba rejoining the Blues (h/t to the Independent). "It's not [up to] me, it is up to Chelsea," Mourinho said last night. "I think it has to happen one day. When, I don't know. As a player, as a coach, as an ambassador, next year, in four or five years, or 10 years, I don't know," he added.
"But when a person represents so much to a club and the club represents so much to a person, as is the case, I think he has to be welcomed back. Undoubtedly, he's one of the most important players in the history of this club. That's not a doubt. We all, Chelsea supporters, agree with that."
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Player to Watch: Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o has only featured three times in UEFA Champions League competition, but the 33-year-old striker has been productive, contributing two goals and an assist.
Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cech; Azpillicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic; Ramires, Lampard; Hazard, Oscar, Willian; Eto'o
Schalke 04's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Muslera; Telles, Chedjou, Balta, Eboué; Melo, Inan, Kurtulus; Sneijder; Yilmaz, Drogba
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