Chelsea will face La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League clash on Tuesday evening, with the fixture taking place in Romania due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Blues will enter the European contest off the back of a 1-1 draw with Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, which stretched their unbeaten run under new head coach Thomas Tuchel to seven matches.
The London club face a tough assignment to advance to the quarter-finals, though, as they prepare to take on an Atletico side sitting at the top of La Liga.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Diego Simeone's side, who lost 2-0 at home to Levante on Saturday.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Muscle
Possible return date: February 28 (vs. Manchester United)
Thiago Silva, who has recently been on the sidelines with a muscular problem, was back in training on Thursday but was not involved against Southampton at the weekend. The Brazilian has not been included in the travelling party for this game, meanwhile, and will now be targeting a return against Manchester United.
CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST
Chelsea have no players suspended for this match.
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