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After a much needed morale boost at the weekend following a victory over Tottenham that was more comfortable than the scoreline suggested, Chelsea have another big battle at The Bridge on Tuesday night.
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich make the trip to London, with the teams meeting in the Champions League for the first time since the final in 2012. It was Chelsea that won out via a penalty shootout eight years ago, while the Blues also came out on top in the last meeting between the two in London, with a certain Frank Lampard the difference, bagging a brace in a 4-2 win way back in 2005.
The home fans will no doubt be hoping for a night as memorable as that, but while the goals should flow once more, they approach the latest match up as underdogs for a reason.
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Tip 1: Away win
While Chelsea were much improved at the weekend, with all due respect to a blunted Tottenham side, their opponents this week are a different animal entirely. They hammered Spurs 7-2 in their last trip to London after all, and are on an 11-match unbeaten streak consisting of ten victories.
Chelsea, by contrast, have won two games in a row just once in their last 23 matches across all competitions, and have been inconsistent at both ends in that time, without a clean sheet in six.
Tip 2: Over 3.5 goals
There's no doubt that the hosts have the tools to hurt a makeshift Bayern defence, and utilsing the aerial threat of Olivier Giroud up against two short centre-backs will surely be in Lampard's thinking. The Germans haven't been watertight themselves of late, conceding in four of their last five games, but their firepower - unlike that of Chelsea - has more than compensated for any frailties at the back.
Bayern have been devastating on their travels in particular, scoring 25 goals in their last seven away games, boasting a striker that just can't stop scoring...
Tip 3: Lewandowski anytime scorer
Denied the chance score in all six Champions League group stage matches, Lewandowski will be back in the side this week and looking to add to his ten goals in five matches in the competition this season! Eight of those goals have come in three matches away from home, and he has failed to score in just six of 31 appearances all season. For context, Chelsea (the team) have failed to score on seven occasions...
Tip 4: Jorginho to be carded
With 11 yellow cards across 31 appearances in the league and Champions League this season, Jorginho's job in this Chelsea side sees him in hot water with referees often. The Italy international, while superb at dictating play, can often become exposed when teams counter against the Blues. The vast majority of his fouls fall into the 'professional' category, as nine league bookings from just 25 fouls committed would suggest.
Against a Bayern side that will see plenty of the ball but also have the pace to transition from defence to attack in the bat of an eyelid, Jorginho may have to play dirty at least once or twice.
Tip 5: Both teams to have 3+ corners
Our final tip regards corners, tipping each team to win at least three in what should be an end-to-end match. Chelsea haven't had fewer than three corners in a match all season at Stamford Bridge, averaging 7.8 at home across the league and Champions League.
Bayern, meanwhile, have won four or more in all but one of 14 away games across league and European action, averaging 5.7 per game. Moreover, the Bundesliga side won 19 more corners than any other team in the group stages (62), with their closest rival... Chelsea (43).
