However, Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta is still available after losing to St Mary’s victory over Covid-19. “Romelu will not travel with us because of his pain in Achilles,” Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said on Monday. “Azpi is in the team. He has come out negative several times “. Chelsea travel to Madrid trying to reverse the 3-1 deficit in the first game after losing at Stamford Bridge last week.
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Lukaku missed many good opportunities when he came off the bench in the first game and it is unlikely he started in Madrid, but his absence is still a blow to Chelsea. Timo Werner scored twice in the battle for Southampton, but Tuhel warned that the meeting with Real would be a different challenge, suggesting that Christian Pulisic would return to the team. Callum Hudson-Odoi remains on the side of the Achilles heel, while Ross Barkley has been ruled out due to illness. Expected Chelsea squad (3-4-3): Medi? Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; James, Cande, Kovacic, Alonso? Mount, Havertz, Pulisic.
