This tie’s winners will face a quarter-final against Napoli or Barcelona, then a semi-final on 18 or 19 August.The match experience for tonight’s teams will be much like the Premier League, but with swift action required in response to fresh Covid-19 outbreaks, UEFA have announced new measures. We have to understand the situation we're in and it will be extremely tough. That means any three-goal margin on the night other than 3-0 (3-3 over the tie) would be enough for the Londoners.The Wembley final attracted the largest television audience for a football match this season, peaking at 8.2 million viewers, 46.1 per cent of those watching the small screen at the time. The Blues had won the home leg 4-2 a week earlier, with Frank Lampard twice on the scoresheet (including his personal favourite goal).The midfielder opened the scoring in Munich, and it was more than half an hour later that future Blue Claudio Pizarro equalised. "They are a good team, we all know. One hundred and sixty-five days have passed since the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 at Stamford Bridge. In that game, Bayern Munich managed 51% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. All rights reserved. Manchester City (21) and Liverpool (18) are the only English clubs to have added more.
Club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton look in detail at the final…© 2020 Chelsea FC. | Champions League Highlights 2005 | Munich Memories Mateo Kovacic, controversially dismissed against the Gunners, is available for this game.With extra places on the bench, Frank Lampard has added several young stars to the Blues’ B list: right-back Henry Lawrence, left-back Ian Maatsen, centre-back Dynel Simeu, midfielder Lewis Bate and forward Armando Broja.Some Blues will be under more scrutiny than others. Billy Gilmour is already ruled out and Willian and Ruben Loftus-Cheek missed the Wembley final. For Bayern … Bayern Munich in actual season average scored 1.50 goals per match.
We've got to play with confidence. It will be a difficult night but as I said before, we have to go out and prove it to ourselves and show some pride." Defender Niklas Sule also made his comeback from a cruciate injury suffered in October.The decisive leg of this tie is away because the Europa League Chelsea holders finished as runners-up to Valencia in Group H. Bavaria should hold no fear for us, however.The Blues’ first visit official visit to Munich came on Tuesday 15 March 1966 Almost two decades later another quarter-final, this time in the Champions League, followed at the Olympic Stadium against Bayern. The home fans’ huge display ‘Unsere Stadt, Unser Stadion, Unser Pokal’ (‘our city, our stadium, our cup’) suggested the outcome was a formality for hosts Bayern, but a brilliantly stubborn performance by the Lampard-captained Blues, who came from one down to level through Drogba’s expert header from Juan Mata’s corner, forced penalties. Opposition scouting missions in-person have not been allowed either.Chelsea-Bayern games have often been high-scoring, and in the event of aggregate scores being level at the end of normal time the team scoring the most away goals will progress. Chelsea travel to Bayern Munich for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Saturday evening, trailing 3-0 from February's first leg. Emerson Palmieri, Lewis Bate, Dynel Simeu, Henry Lawrence, Ian Maatsen, Armando BrojaAs for Bayern, Hansi Flick is without winger Kingsley Coman tonight due to a muscle injury, with one of Ivan Perisic or Barcelona loanee Philippe Coutinho set to replace the Frenchman.Versatile defender Benjamin Pavard is also sidelined with an ankle problem suffered in training, meaning that Joshua Kimmich should slot in at right-back.Here is how Standard Sport expects Bayern Munich to shape up tonight, with Perisic and Kimmich deputising for Coman and Pavard and Liverpool transfer target Thiago Alcantara starting in midfield.There have been many special Champions League nights in Chelsea's history but this will surely be a bridge too far for Lampard's squad.Taking on arguably the favourites to win the competition is one thing.
Until that historic 0-3 loss to Bayern on 25 February, Chelsea had been unbeaten in eight games against German opposition.The Londoners are attempting to prevent the Champions League campaign finishing in the last 16 for the fourth time in succession, and in unusual circumstances because of the Covid-19 crisis. Comfortable home win.Bayern Munich vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 8pm BST kick-off on Saturday, August 8, 2020.The match will be played behind closed doors at the Allianz Arena with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.There have been many special Champions League nights in Chelsea's history but this will surely be a bridge too far for Lampard's squad.Taking on arguably the favourites to win the competition is one thing.