Atletico Madrid and Chelsea are playing in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday in the first leg match from Vicente Calderon at 2:45 pm ET with a live stream from Fox Soccer 2Go and it comes as the Blues are reeling from and English Premier League loss at home at Stamford Bridge, which was the first for Jose Mourinho at the stadium and now they will try and rebound in the UCL.
The loss against Sunderland at home was a massive defeat for Chelsea, as they were right behind Liverpool in the standings and now they are five back heading into the final weeks of the season. The Reds and Chelsea meet next weekend at Anfield and the team needs some luck and a victory to get to the top of the league table and a loss could clinch the title. Chelsea has been playing very well at home this season, but their latest loss at Stamford Bridge could put a huge dent in their title chances, as Liverpool now it five points clear and they have just three matches left to play.
The Blues are obviously still alive in the Champions League, but now they need to win against Liverpool next weekend and hope for some luck or their EPL hopes will be dashed. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are on the other side of the draw in the Champions League and that means the final will be great no matter who makes it, but the Blues are hoping they are involved, especially if they can't get past the Reds at Anfield. Liverpool has support behind them and they have played very well this season, scoring more goals than anyone else in the entire league, with Luis Suarez leading the way for the club.
Eden Hazard will be missing for the Blues and that it tough to deal with and the loss against the Black Cats snapped a 77-game winning streak at home for Jose Mourinho and now he hopes to start another one when the team returns. Mourinho may get hit with some attention after the shade he threw on the officials after the game and at least for a day he gets a break from the EPL questions and now he must deal with another strong team in Madrid. Vicente Calderon Stadium can be a tough place to play and now the Blues are looking to get a solid match going heading into the second leg at home and this could be huge for their chances.
Thibaut Courtois has the fun job of facing off against Chelsea and while Mourinho did not comment on the move, he said it wouldn't be an issue. The team is facing off against Courtois since he was loaned to the team for the third straight season and now they are matching up for the final and that will be in Lisbon and that could be crazy depending on who wins out in these two games, especially if it's Atletico against Real, which would be like it was last year with Bayern and Bayer going at it and the defending champions of the Champs League is Bayern Munich and they have been looking strong all year once again.
