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| Written by Scott Burgess | |||||||
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008
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 Someone’s winning streak has to end today when Chelsea FC squares off against Fenerbahce SK, at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul. Chelsea is undefeated while Fenerbahce is undefeated on home pitch. Oddsmaker at Bookmaker.com has Chelsea as 200-moneyline favs over Fenerbahce who are listed as +160 underdogs. Get your Chelsea vs Fenerbahce pick in now at Bookmaker.comChelsea won their Group B with a 3W-3D-0 record which got them into the knockout round of 16. They then went on to play Olympiacos CFP, the first match in Greece ended in a goalless draw. The second leg saw goals from Lampard, Kalou and Ballack which securd their place in the Quarter Finals. This is the fifth time Chelsea has made the Quarter Finals. Chelsea has played only one game in Turkey during Champions League play, which was a 5-0 drubbing of Galatasaray AS in 1999. The top scorer for Chelsea is Didier Drogba with four goals in CL play, three of which were on the road. Eight different players have recorded a goal for Chelsea in CL play. Chelsea is 7W-3D-0 SU in their last ten and they are 3W-2D-0 away from home pitch in EPL play. Fenerbahce finished second in their Group G standings with a 3W-2D-1L record. They faced Seville FC in the knockout round of 16. The first leg ended with Fenerbahce winning 3-2 on penalties in Turkey. The second leg had Fenerbahce down 0-2 but with goals from Daniel Alves , Seydou Keita and Frédéric Kanouté Fenerbahce advance to the Quarter Finals for the first time EVER.Their overall record against English clubs is P11 W3-D2-L6. Their most recent opponents from England were Newcastle United FC against whom they lost 1-0 in a UEFA Cup group stage game in October 2006. The top scorer for Fenerbahce is De Sousa Deivid with four goals and Ugur Boral, Alexsandro de Souza and Semih Senturk all have two goals in CL play. They have eight goals on home pitch while Chelsea has six goals on the road. They are 4-0 SU on home pitch. Chelsea FC vs Fenerbahce SK Kickoff: Wed, April 2, 2008 2:45 PM ET Line: Bookmaker.com Pick: Chelsea -200 The Low Down: Fenerbahce has never played at this level of high pressure soccer. Their only advantage is that they’re starting off on home pitch. Chelsea returns to the Quarters for the fifth time and they have oodles of players who are capable of scoring. Get your Chelsea vs Fenerbahce pick in now at Bookmaker.com and receive a 10% sign-up bomus on your initial deposit!                        |
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