Fikayo Tomori has been ruled out of Chelsea’s all-important Champions League game against Lille but Antonio Rudiger is back in the squad.
Defender Rudiger has made just one first-team appearance this season and has had surgery on a pelvic injury, having previously been troubled by a knee problem.
But the German recently resumed full training and “has a chance” of playing in Tuesday’s game, according to boss Frank Lampard.
Fellow centre-back Tomori has been nursing a hip problem and did not take part in training on Monday morning.
Neither did Olivier Giroud, who is also unavailable for the game.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday afternoon, Lampard insisted Tomori’s injury was not a cause for concern.
“Tomori has a small, tiny strain around the hip area, so we’ve taken him out for a few days,” he said.
A win in their final group game would seal Chelsea’s place in the knockout stage.
They would also go through if they draw and Valencia lose away to Ajax.
This post was last modified on 09/12/2019