Chelsea return to Champions League motion tonight as Thomas Tuchel’s males try and put one foot within the semi-finals.
The Blues are in Seville to face Porto this night within the first leg of their quarter-final with Portugal nonetheless off limits for anybody within the UK resulting from coronavirus issues.
Chelsea had the worst attainable preparation for this sport, dropping for the primary time beneath Thomas Tuchel following a run of 15 video games unbeaten throughout all competitions.
The Blues had been swept apart with a 5-2 defeat by the hands of West Brom, and they may now be seeking to put issues proper within the Champions League.
Ahead of tonight’s sport, we now have rounded up all the most recent injury news.
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Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva returned from injury to face West Brom and it could not have gone a lot worse with the Brazilian after he was despatched off within the first half.
But the suspension would not depend throughout totally different competitions, that means he will likely be eligible to pay right here.
Tammy Abraham
Abraham has now missed the final 5 Premier League video games with an ankle injury he hasn’t been in a position to shake off in latest weeks.
But he’s again in competition for this one with Thomas Tuchel confirming: “Tammy is within the squad.”
Olivier Giroud has been the Blues’ hero within the Champions League at instances this season, so will probably be fascinating to see whether or not the Frenchman will get a possibility right here with Tuchel making loads of modifications in that striker function to this point.
Christian Pulisic
Christian Pulisic precipitated actual concern within the Chelsea fanbase when he limped off earlier than the beginning of the second half on the weekend.
Pulisic pulled up with a hamstring injury earlier than returning for the second half and needed to be substituted.
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But Tuchel has confirmed he’ll return to the squad right here, saying: “They are match sufficient to be within the squad and will likely be within the squad, all three. That’s good news. Christian went off [against West Brom] earlier than injury may occur. He mentioned at half time that if he continued there can be an injury so we took him off.”
N’Golo Kante
There is sweet news and dangerous news within the case of Kante.
The Frenchman missed out on worldwide obligation and the West Brom clash with a hamstring injury, however he’ll return right here.
The solely dangerous news is that the midfielder is simply match sufficient for the bench.
“NG simply did his final check and will likely be on the bench,” Tuchel mentioned. “He feels very comfy, comfy sufficient to be on the bench.”
