​Chelsea manager Lampard wary of Krasnodar threat | OneFootball

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is aware of the threat posed by Russian side Krasnodar.

The Blues are training in preparation for their UEFA Champions League group stages match in Russia.

It is a big game for them after only managing a 0-0 draw at home against Sevilla in the first game.

"Myself and my staff have been watching their games since we were drawn against them," Lampard told reporters about Krasnodar.

"We are very aware of their individual and collective talent as a team, and also aware they are a team that is new into the Champions League, which means they will have absolute motivation to play against a Premier League team to try and get a result. We are very focused on the game."

He added: "Because of the first game which we lost last year, we had to go and get those results [against Lille and Ajax], which I liked because you saw that in our performance - the edge in our game.

"It's very important we keep that edge. People will look at this group and consider coming to Russia to face a team playing in the Champions League for the first time and think it will be a comfortable game for us.

"We have to have edge in our game. Tomorrow we have to have edge to make sure we get through this group."