Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain: John Terry to miss crucial Champions League clash through injury
Chelsea know beating PSG, and progressing further into the competition, is their most likely route to securing Champions League qualification
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Your support makes all the difference.John Terry is set to miss Chelsea’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
Following the disappointing 1-1 home draw with Stoke City in the Premier League, interim manager Guus Hiddink admitted his captain would likely sit out the crucial tie despite training with his colleagues in recent days.
“I don’t think John will make it on Wednesday,” the Dutchman said. “For the time being, there has not been enough development to put him on the list.
“It’s not worse – he trained and had treatment on Saturday morning, and he can run, but he cannot go into a longer stretch where you have to accelerate. There he has to be careful.
“When he is ready to do so, maybe on Tuesday, he will play in a practice match, but I don’t think he will make it. Hopefully, let’s see what can be done for next weekend.”
Chelsea know beating PSG, and progressing further into the competition, is their most likely route to securing Champions League qualification for next season.
Their Parisian guests, however, hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg at the Parc des Princes and go into the meeting with the confidence of a side who are 23 points clear at the Ligue 1 summit.
Hiddink added: “We had to get our own players angry, to wind them up, and some of them needed a wake-up call.
“I don’t have any fear about waking them up for big games – they will be there. We are underdogs, but let’s be very tough underdogs.”
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