Chelsea vs. Steaua Bucharest Live Stream: Watch UEFA Champions League Football Online Free
Chelsea travel to Romania to face Steaua Bucharest at Stadionul Steaua in their Champions League Group E match.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be without injured Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard as well as Kevin de Bruyne who was left in London after failing to impress Mourinho.
The manager criticized De Bruyne's display at Swindon in the Capital One Cup and his efforts in training as his reason for leaving the recently signed winger at home.
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Spanish striker Fernando Torres did make the trip despite facing a domestic ban following his red card during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Tottenham.
Chelsea began their Champions League group campaign with a 2-1 home defeat by Basel, while Steaua lost 3-0 to Schalke.
Chelsea became the first defending champions to exit in the group stage last season and manager Jose Mourinho has described Tuesday's match as a game "we cannot lose."
"We have to get 12 points to be out of any danger, so if we lose there we still have four matches to play and we will have to win them all," the Portuguese manager said during a press conference. "We don't want to put ourselves under so much pressure."
Similarly, Steaua will be looking to get their Champions League bid kick-started following a 3-0 defeat to Schalke, who currently top Group E, in their first fixture.
Coach Laurentiu Reghecampf guided Steaua to a Romanian league and cup double last term and then through qualifying to the main Champions League draw this season.
The Romanian champions have also enjoyed a strong start in their domestic league and remain the only Liga 1 club to remain unbeaten thus far.
Steaua were crowned European champions in 1986 and have lost just one of their previous eight matches against English teams.
Kickoff for the match is at 2:45 p.m. ET and can be watched online here.
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