On September 14, the match of the first round of the group stage of the Champions League will take place, in which the English "Chelsea" will play at home with the Russian "Zenit". The forecast for this match is given by the well-known commentator of the Match TV channel Konstantin Genich.
Zenit was frankly unlucky not only with the draw, but also with the calendar – it is necessary to start the tournament with an away match with the current winner of the Champions League Cup. Will Sergey Semak's team cope with this test? Big question.
In the last match, the Blues had an unimportant first half against Aston Villa, in which they had almost no advantage. But after the break, the newcomer of the team Saul was replaced by Jorginho, after which everything went perfectly for Chelsea, eventually winning with a score of 2: 0.
Zenit also fails to demonstrate an even game throughout the match. There were problems in places in the last match with Akhmat. In addition, one of the key players of the "blue-white-blue" in the central Barrios zone will not be able to play in London. It is good that the ban for Malcom and Claudinho was canceled, which gives hope for a good creative game of Zenit, although for this the team needs to decide on a bold game at Stamford Bridge, but this has rarely happened at the Euro arena in recent years.
Konstantin Genich is surprised by the coefficient of 1.20 for a clean victory of Chelsea, considering it disrespectful to the Russian champion, who has certain European Cup ambitions. The expert is inclined to bet on the residents of St. Petersburg with a plus handicap. The commentator does not believe that the Zenit team is waiting for a crushing defeat in the capital of England.
