Chelsea are set to play in their biggest game of the season so far this Wednesday as they look to follow the Chelsea women’s team into the final of the Champions League.
The Blues face Real Madrid in the second leg of the semi final
tie after drawing 1-1 in the first leg last week.
With the games coming thick and fast as the season hits the all
important run in stages, Chelsea will always have fitness and injury concerns
to contend with.
We know midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been out injured for the
last few weeks but he is now on the verge of recovery. But as Thomas Tuchel
explains below via the Chelsea
website, he now faces a race against time and a late fitness test to
see if he will be involved this week.
Antonio Rudiger is also a doubt after getting injured in the
first leg, but his chances of playing seem a lot more likely, even if he does
have to wear a face mask.
“For Toni, I think he will play with a mask,” reported Tuchel.
“He trained on Saturday with a mask so it’s just about him
getting used to it.
“It will be a very tight race for Kovacic. He had a little
setback and felt something in not the same area but the same muscle as before.
It’s very likely that he will not make it unfortunately.
“We have two training sessions now to prepare for Real Madrid so
it will be exciting. I’m very happy with this group in the semi-final.”
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