Petkov to miss Levski closer

Goalkeeper Georgi Petkov will miss PFC Levski Sofia's final Group A match against Chelsea FC after undergoing knee surgery.

Goalkeeping problems
The 30-year-old Bulgarian international will undergo minor surgery on a knee cartilage problem today and is not expected to return to training for ten days. His 18-year-old understudy Nikolay Mihaylov made his debut in the 3-0 defeat at home by Werder Bremen on Matchday 4, in which he scored an own goal. Third-choice Bozhidar Mitrev - who featured as a second-half substitute in the same game - is expected to start against Chelsea. Levski are already resigned to elimination after losing all of their five previous Group A games.