Chelsea may be without three key stars in the FA Cup quarter-final against the championship team Middlesbrough.
The Blues were without Reese James and Callum Hudson-Odoi in the second leg of the Champions League against Lille.
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And Andreas Christensen came out limping in the first half.
But that didn’t stop Chelsea from scoring twice that night, winning a 4-1 draw overall to advance to the quarter-finals, where they will now face Real Madrid.
The three academy graduates have doubts about Saturday’s game.
President Thomas Tuchel confirmed: “We have Reiss, Callum and Andreas Christensen who are not sure.
“They are in training but not in full training yesterday, so let’s see. We still have some checks to do and it could be a very tough race, maybe very soon.”
With Chelsea looking to win some titles this season, Tuchel could look to a strong squad.
Edward Mendy could be the man between the sticks with the protection of Trevoh Chaluba, Antonio Rudiger and Thiago Silva.
N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic can put pressure on the midfield for the Blues.
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Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso can start from the wing.
Timo Werner could be delivered a few minutes later alongside Christian Pulisic.
And brilliant Kai Havertz might even get a nod to start attacking Romelu Lukaku.
Alternatively, Lukaku could start at the top and Hakim Ziyech could start from the right side.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek may also be given minutes to impress.
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