Chelsea will journey to Spain for their second match of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, as they battle Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

Los Rojiblancos drew with AS Roma on the opening match day, while Chelsea grabbed an effortless win against FK Qarabag. The 2 sides are favored to advance from Group C.

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming match.

         

Date: Wednesday, September 27

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST/2:45 p.m. ET

Venue: Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid

TV Info: BT Sport 2 (UK), Fox Sports (U.S.)

Live Stream: BT Sport app, Fox Soccer Match Pass

      

Team News

Chelsea rested Gary Cahill & Eden Hazard for the weekend win over Stoke City, & both are likely to begin on Wednesday. Danny Drinkwater missed out on the contest with an injury.

Atletico could not afford to rotate greatly against Sevilla―Los Rojiblancos won 2-0―but Filipe Luis was fully fit to begint & lasted the 90 minutes.       

Preview

Both Chelsea & Atletico have recovered from shoddy starts to the 2017-18 campaign, with the Spanish side recording a draw against Girona in their first La Liga outing & the Blues losing to Burnley in the Premier League.

Since then, Chelsea have won every of their matches apart from a draw against Arsenal. Atletico have won their last 3 against some serious competition―Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao & Malaga all came into the season with European aspirations.

In spite of the good form of both clubs & their solid relationship in the past, much of the attention could focus on the fresh controversy involving Diego Costa.

As shared by sportscaster Bolarinwa Olajide, the visiting fans have been warned already:

Costa has not played a second of football for the Blues this season & on Thursday, the club confirmed a deal had been struck with Los Rojiblancos for a transfer. Both teams are likely to play down the move & whatever bad blood there may be, & instead focus on the task at hand.

On the pitch, both teams try to find success from a solid organization, & Atletico's counter-attacking style could pose problems for a Chelsea side that likes to send its wing-backs high up the pitch.

The battle out wide should be key―players like Yannick Carrasco & the in-form Koke bring tons of athleticism to the table & can't be given any space to exploit.

Alvaro Morata has enjoyed a fine start to life in England, but he is yet to face a defense like Atletico's. Between Diego Godin, Lucas Hernandez & Stefan Savic, Los Rojiblancos have the quality & depth to neutralize just about any attack.

Prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Chelsea