Chelsea Vs Villarreal Matchday Preview | News, Lineup, Formation And Time
Chelsea Vs Villarreal Matchday Preview is another pulsating encounter as both teams fight for the Uefa Super Cup after the two teams were crown Champions of Europa and UCL respectively.
The match will be against two good sides that made sure last season was the best for them as they both won the two football biggest trophies which are the Europa League title and the Uefa Champions League.
Chelsea claimed their second UCL title by beating the first time finalist Manchester City by 1-0 which was scored by Kai Havertz, and Villarreal was able to deal with Manchester United to claim the second tier title which was via penalties.
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CHELSEA VS VILLARREAL TEAM NEWS AHEAD OF THE GAME
Ahead of tonight’s Super Cup game involving Chelsea Vs Villarreal, both teams will be looking to claim another trophy to start up their season after coming from celebrating one each from last season.
Chelsea finished as runners-up in 2012, 2013 and 2019, as they lost teams like Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Liverpool respectively, while Villarreal will be making their first appearance in the competition which is between European Champions.
For fans expecting Romelu Lukaku to make the team, he won’t be making it as he is yet to finalize his transfer with the Blues yet to unveil him which should mean Timo Werner leads the attack as he will be supported by both Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech.
There is so much not going well in the camp of the Yellow Submarines who have so many injury worries that have seem their preseason turn out very poor with loses filled with some few draws including one against Leeds United.
CHELSEA VS VILLARREAL LINEUP AND FORMATION (3-4-2-1)
With both teams facing each other for the first time, Thomas Tuchel might be taking some drastic changes in his team that was his first eleven which Mason Mount started as a regular and he might likely not start the match.
Edouard Mendy (Goalkeeper); Trevoh Chalobah, Antonio Rudiger, Kurt Zouma (Defenders); Callum Hudson Odoi, NGolo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso (Midfielders); Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech (Attackers); Kai Havertz (Striker).
This are the expected lineup Thomas Tuchel will be throwing out into the pitch of play as Villarreal have so much on their plate with most of their key players including Samuel Chukwueaze who is still out injured at the moment.
CHELSEA VS VILLARREAL KICKOFF TIME AND VENUE
Chelsea Vs Villarreal in the Uefa Super Cup is scheduled for an 20:00 UK while 8:00 PM Nigerian kick-off time on Wednesday, August 19, 2021 and it will be against the two Champions of European football in the first and second tier of the tournament.
The match will be held at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland which fans are expected to fill the stadium with others watching from home as we will be bring the game to you so to watch on your phones and PC.
Chelsea are gunning for the 18th title which could happen as it is the 18 years of Roman Abramovich who bought the club and since then been making things happen with so much coming their way including two UCL.