Chelsea going for jugular in Transylvania

LUIZ FELIPE SCOLARI has demanded Chelsea’s “football machine” dish out a stiff Champions League reality check to European minnows CFR Cluj tonight.

Chelsea going for jugular in Transylvania

The Romanian double-winners produced a shock 2-1 victory away at Roma on their Champions League debut a fortnight ago and tonight promises to be the biggest night in the club’s 101-year history.

As a result, Scolari has been cautioning “respect for a dangerous opponent”, and he even went so far as to say it would not be a surprise if Chelsea lost in the three-sided Dr Constantin Radulescu stadium.

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