The
Atlético de Madrid
will be measured this Wednesday at Chelsea around the Champions League. The mattress team will have to overcome the 0-1 achieved by the London team in the first leg.
And football trivia. While the Athletic appeared in Bucharest (Romania), where the first leg was played, with a good number of casualties due to injury, positive for Covid and other circumstances; the tables have now turned on this return crash.
If he Chelsea had all his powerful squad in the first leg, now it is the draw Thomas tuchel the one who will have four very important casualties, as confirmed by the German coach himself.
The German coach revealed that both Thiago silva What Tammy
Abraham they will not participate in the second leg. And this, added to the fact that Jorginho Y Mount are suspended. That is Tuchel will have to cope without two midfielders for the clash in Stamford
Bridge. “We have no new injuries, but tomorrow we will not have two key players for us who are Mount and Jorginho,” Tuchel explained in the pre-match press conference. “Especially Mason, for his offensive skills and his power to break lines with his dribbles and shots. The Athletic they are one of the best teams in Europe not to give away chances, so of course it is a big blow to lose an offensive player in a game like this. ”
“They are important players for us, but we have a strong group and we have to adapt and find solutions,” he lamented. “We also have to work without Thiago
Silva Y Tammy
Abraham for this match. They are not in condition yet, but with the international break looming, I don't think there is too much risk in saying that we expect them to join us after the break. “
“So we are missing four key players for this game, but that makes the selection a little easier, because we can choose 23 players in the Champions League. We will use all equipment. We can make five changes during the game, so we have a clear idea of what we can do, “he concluded.