Thomas Tuchel issues injury update on four Chelsea stars ahead of Lille trip
While off the pitch issues continue to circle around Chelsea Football Club, there is good news on it as Thomas Tuchel has issued an injury update ahead of their trip to France for the second leg of the Champions Leg last 16.
Speaking to the media ahead of the trip to Lille, where Chelsea head into the game with a two-goal advantage courtesy of an impressive performance at Stamford Bridge, Tuchel revealed that both Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta are fit to start against the French champions.
Meanwhile, there will be late fitness tests for English pair Reece James and Calum Hudson-Odoi ahead of the tie, with both hopeful of being in training on Tuesday as they look to step up their recovery.
Tuchel on injuries: “Marcos is ready to start, Azpi is ready to start, we will try to have them later in training (James and Hudson-Odoi) but it will be hard.” #CFC
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) March 15, 2022
This will come as a major boost to Chelsea, who were forced to field a pair of centre-backs in the forms of Trevoh Chalobah and Malang Sarr in their 1-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday.
Chelsea to repeat European success?
Chelsea still have a long way to go in the Champions League, with this only the first knockout round of the tournament. They have the major disadvantage with (at present) no away fans for the quarter final and only Season-ticket holders able to attend the home leg provided they make it through.
This could be the last European night with fans this season for the Blues then, and the supporters will be sure to enjoy it should it prove the case. With the future of the club uncertain, it seems difficult to see them retaining their European trophy, but this is football and stranger things have happened.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 29 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 28 | 53 | 66 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 28 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 26 | 14 | 51 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 29 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 7 | 45 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 28 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Southampton FC | 29 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 26 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford FC | 29 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 29 | -34 | 26 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 26 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 29 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | -45 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
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