Thomas Tuchel has given an injury update on Chelsea duo Mateo Kovacic and Antonio Rudiger ahead of the Real Madrid game (h/t Football.london). The Blues will face Madrid in the second leg of the semi-final in the Champions League.
Chelsea hold a slim advantage from the first leg at the Valdebebas. The aggregate score stands at 1-1 but Chelsea have the away goal to their advantage. Christian Pulisic opened the scoring in the 14th minute and Karim Benzema levelled things in the 29th minute after which an even second-half ensued.
Nonetheless, Chelsea have been in fine fettle over the last few weeks as they dispatched Fulham with relative ease in the league. There were two notable absentees from the game due to injury.
Tuchel gave an update on Mateo Kovacic, who has a thigh problem.
“Now we have a little setback with him. I don’t want to be too negative. Let’s see how he feels tomorrow.”
Adding on that, he was confident of having Antonio Rudiger back for the crucial tie.
“Toni got injured in the last minute of the Madrid game. I am quite positive for (him being available) for Wednesday.”
Chelsea will be hoping to finish the job on Wednesday to secure their place in the final for the first time since 2012. Nonetheless, they cannot afford to take Real Madrid lightly due to their European pedigree. It promises to be an intriguing tie by all means.
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