Preview: Chelsea v Maribor Published: Monday 20 October 2014, 22.27CET Chelsea FCs José Mourinho is refusing to underestimate NK Maribor as the Slovenian champions arrive in London determined to cause an upset according to Ante Šimundža. byJamie Reid fromLondon E-mail Print Ante Šimundža takes charge of Maribors training session at Stamford Bridge ©AFP/Getty Images Suspensions and injuries Reported player injuries Hip - Zouma (Chelsea) Hamstring - Diego Costa (Chelsea) Ankle - Drogba (Chelsea) Groin - Ramires (Chelsea) Illness - Schürrle (Chelsea) SuspendedInjuredDoubtful Last updated: 20/10/2014 10:03 CET Tournament statistics ChelseaMaribor 2Goals scored 2 50Possession (%) 40 34Total attempts 27 12on target 10 12off target 8 10blocked 9 0against woodwork 1 19Corners 6 8Offsides 9 6Yellow cards 6 0Red Cards 0 29Fouls committed 25 24Fouls suffered 24 812Passes 533 733completed 433 Press kits Match press kit Media services Standings Group G PPts Chelsea24 Schalke22 Maribor22 Sporting21 Last updated: 02/10/2014 01:26 CET Legend:P:Played Pts:Points Full standings All groups Matches 21 October 2014 E CSKA Moskva 18:00 Man. City E Roma 20:45 Bayern F Barcelona 20:45 Ajax G Schalke 20:45 Sporting F APOEL 20:45 Paris H BATE 20:45 Shakhtar Donetsk G Chelsea 20:45 Maribor H Porto 20:45 Athletic 22 October 2014 All matches • Chelsea, on four Group G points, welcome a Maribor side just two adrift •José Mourinho confirms absence of Diego Costa, Ramires, John Obi Mikel and André Schürrle •Mourinho points to Maribors eight-game unbeaten run in the competition this season • Visitors without any injury concerns ahead of matchday three • Ante Šimundža says his side will play in a positive manner Related Items CSKA Moskva v City Roma v Bayern APOEL v Paris Barcelona v Ajax Schalke v Sporting BATE v Shakhtar Porto v Athletic Matchday three preview Chelsea v Maribor facts Possible lineups Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanović, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Matić, Fàbregas; Willian, Hazard, Oscar; Rémy. •Out:Diego Costa (hamsting), Ramires (groin), Schürrle (illness), Mikel (foot) •Doubtful:Drogba (fitness) Maribor: Handanovič; Šuler, Filipović, Mejač, Rajčevič, Viler; Ibraimi, Vršič, Bohar, Mertelj; Tavares. José Mourinho, Chelsea manager I dont have Manchester United in mind. I have Maribor in mind. I dont rest players. We have to think about this game, not the one in Slovenia. Its important to win, yes. The group is not an easy one to win. Sporting are a good team and are playing better and better. Schalke are a good team now that Roberto is the new coach, motivation is high. [Theyre a] dangerous team. Maribor have had eight matches in the Champions League [this season] and zero defeats. Celtic – didnt lose. Sporting – didnt lose. Schalke in Germany – didnt lose. When I studied them, I understood why they didnt lose.©AFP/Getty Images José Mourinho has plenty of respect for Maribor So we have four points. Its not bad. But we need seven out of these three matches. Not to qualify, because with seven you are far from being qualified, but seven gives you a little bit of stability for the second part. I have only one challenge: my challenge is to win tomorrow. I think about what comes tomorrow and thats the way I do it. I think every English team in the Champions League will have it difficult, especially because when the Champions League starts the knockout phase – hopefully all the four teams are there – at that moment all the English teams will be paying the consequences of our winter fixtures. The German teams and the Spanish teams will be back from winter holidays so in much better condition to compete.
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