Chelsea on guard to avoid another Cluj upset

Mike COLLETT

Champions League newcomers CFR Cluj will represent dangerous opposition to last season's runners-up Chelsea on Wednesday, said coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The Romanian team caused a mighty shock two weeks ago by winning 2-1 at AS Roma.

"We will rely on our teamwork and team spirit against a very dangerous opponent," Scolari told reporters ahead of Chelsea's visit to Cluj.

Girondins Bordeaux, who lost their opening match 4-0 at Chelsea, host Roma in Wednesday's other Group A game.

Cypriots Anorthosis Famagusta, who drew 0-0 with Werder Bremen on their Champions League debut, entertain Panathinaikos in Group B having already beaten their Greek rivals Olympiakos Piraeus in the last qualifying round.

Inter Milan, seeking to become European champions for the first time since 1965, host a rampant Werder Bremen, who have scored 10 goals in their last two Bundesliga matches.

Liverpool meet PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in confident mood for their Group D tie after an unbeaten start to the season while Atletico Madrid take on Olympique Marseille.

In Group C, Sporting Lisbon face Basel and Shakhtar Donetsk play Barcelona.

LONDON, Wednesday, Reuters