Bayern Munich left back Raphael Guerreiro just cannot catch a break right now. He was brought on at half time of Bayern’s 5-0 rout over Hamburg on Saturday…only to be taken off again 17 minutes later due to his rib injury. Guerreiro is a doubt, at the very least for Wednesday’s Champions League headliner fixture against Chelsea.
If he doesn’t play on Tuesday night, then he’ll join manager Vincent Kompany’s growing list of long-term injury absentees.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 of 8
Chelsea FC at Bayern Munich
Kickoff: Wed. Sept 17, 8pm, Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Preview Material for Both Clubs: Team News Starting Lineup Predictions
Team News for Both Sides
Right now, that list stands at three: Alphonso Davies (knee), Hiroki Ito (foot) and Jamal Musiala (ankle). Elsewhere Chelsea cast-off/loanee Nicolas Jackson IS eligible to face his parent club here. This is continental competition so the striker could play here, but most likely won’t.
He hasn’t established himself in Bavaria yet, following his major transfer saga drama in the closing days of the summer window.
Shifting gears to the Blues, Benoit Badiashile (unspecified muscle issue), Romeo Lavia (undisclosed muscular problem) and Estêvão Willian (unspecified illness) are all doubtful for this one.
Meanwhile the likes of Mykhailo Mudryk (suspension), Dario Essugo (thigh), Liam Delap (hamstring), and Levi Colwill (ACL) are all confirmed as out for this one.
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