Chelsea take on Newcastle this weekend at the Stamford Bridge, London looking to put their midweek Champions League defeat behind them.
The Blues were thrashed 5-2 by Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, with Liam Rosenior’s decision to start Filip Jorgensen over Robert Sanchez backfiring.
The Dane was at fault for Paris’ third and decisive goal in the first leg of the last 16 tie, and the Blues will take home a three-goal deficit for next week’s second leg at Stamford Bridge.
Before that, however, they face a Newcastle side fresh from their own European disappointment, as Lamine Yamal’s stoppage-time penalty snatched a draw for Barcelona at St James’ Park on Tuesday.
The Magpies are not direct rivals to Chelsea for a top-four finish in the Premier League after a below-par campaign, and Rosenior will have eyes on the scores at Old Trafford and Anfield over the course of the weekend, where Manchester United take on Aston Villa and Liverpool meet Tottenham.
The race for the top four is hotting up, with United in pole position (third), level on points with Villa in fourth.
Chelsea are in fifth, with their superior goal difference seeing them above sixth-placed Liverpool.
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