Why the Champions League tie between Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund has been delayed
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The kick-off time for Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League has been delayed, with the game originally due to get underway at 8pm.
Dortmund are 1-0 up from the first leg, with striker Karim Adeyemi scoring the goal that is currently the difference between the two sides.
Graham Potter's side, therefore, are looking to overturn a deficit, and will hope to build on their 1-0 win over Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday.
But the return leg at Stamford Bridge will not start on time, with the game delayed by 10 minutes at the time of writing.
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But why has the game been delayed?
Chelsea vs Dortmund delayed
The game has been delayed by 10 minutes due to the Dortmund team bus arriving late at Stamford Bridge.
Whilst Dortmund players have been warming up before kick-off, they arrived later than planned, as per Sky Sports, and have had little time to prepare for the huge clash.
Therefore, the decision has been taken to delay the game by 10 minutes, with the fixture instead due to get underway at 8:10pm UK time instead of the 8pm UK time.
When the game does get underway, Edin Terzic's side will be looking to secure a positive result in what is the first meeting between the two clubs at Stamford Bridge.
Both sides have a number of injury concerns, with Dortmund being without first leg goalscorer Adeyemi.
Captain Marco Reus does, however, return to the team having been left on the bench for the first leg - something Dortmund boss Terzic publicly apologised for. Jude Bellingham also starts.
Chelsea, meanwhile, include club record signing Enzo Fernandez in their XI, with Marc Cucurella potentially playing on the left of a back three in his return after missing the last three games for the Blues.
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Topics: Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Champions League
