Chelsea head into their last group stage game as Champions League fixtures on TV draw to a close in 2021 this evening.
The Blues know that their title defence will continue into the new year with an eight-point margin separating them from their opposition, Zenit, and Malmo beneath them.
However, they remain locked on points with Juventus and will be keen to lock down first place in the group to set up a more favourable draw in the next round.
Thomas Tuchel will be glad to have Romelu Lukaku back among his squad and the Belgian powerhouse could be handed his first start for Chelsea in all competitions since the start of October here.
Zenit, as mentioned, are cut adrift with little to play for other than pride. They salvaged a draw against Malmo last time out with a 92nd-minute equaliser after going down to 10 men.
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When is Zenit v Chelsea?
Zenit v Chelsea will take place on Wednesday 8th December 2021.
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What time is kick-off?
Zenit v Chelsea will kick off at 5:45pm.
There are numerous Champions League games taking place this week including Man Utd v Young Boys.
What TV channel is Zenit v Chelsea on?
The game will be shown live on BT Sport 3 from 5:15pm.
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How to live stream Zenit v Chelsea online
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Zenit v Chelsea team news
Zenit predicted XI: Kerzhakov; Barrios, Lovren, Rakitskyi; Karavaev, Kuzyaev, Wendel, Santos; Malcom, Dzyuba, Claudinho
Chelsea predicted XI: Mendy; Christensen, Azpilicueta, Rudiger; James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, James; Mount, Ziyech; Lukaku
Zenit v Chelsea odds
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bet365 odds: Zenit (5/1) Draw (16/5) Chelsea (11/20)*.
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Our prediction: Zenit v Chelsea
Neither side desperately needs anything here, the group is virtually settled with Zenit to drop into the Europa League, but Chelsea do have some incentive to put in a shift.
Topping a Champions League group leads to playing runners-up from another group but with so much quality in the competition, that isn’t a guaranteed favourable draw.
The biggest victory for Chelsea tonight would be to see Lukaku hit the ground running and provide the focal point they have lacked in recent weeks during his absence.
Our prediction: Zenit 0-2 Chelsea (13/2 at bet365).
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