Key Chelsea Players Injured Preparing For Champions League Match Against Qarabag

• Chelsea will be without a key player when they play Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday night
• The Blues are looking for three wins after defeating Benfica and Ajax in the previous match days
• Head Coach Enzo Maresca also gave an update on Cole Palmer, who has only played four games this season

Chelsea have reduced the number of players traveling to Azerbaijan after a key player suffered an injury during training.

The Blues will face Qarabag on Wednesday night at the Toriq Bahramov Stadium in matchday four of the Champions League.

Enzo Maresca’s men have just won the London derby where they once again beat them Tottenham Hotspur. Joao Pedro scored the only goal of the game after skillfully pressing Moises Caicedo.

Which Chelsea player is injured?

Before their game against Qarabag, Maresca confirmed that winger Pedro Neto had suffered a problem and was therefore left at home in London.

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However, the Italian was confident that the problem was not serious and that the Portuguese winger could play against his former club, Wolverhampton Wanderers, this weekend.

“It’s not a problem, it’s just a small problem. So we’re trying to protect him. He’s not involved in tomorrow’s game,” he said, as reported on the club’s website.

Statistics about Pedro Neto

The 25-year-old has been one of the regulars under Maresca, making 14 appearances so far this season.

He has scored two goals and provided two assists in the Premier League.

Chelsea injury list

Neto joins a roster that already features star striker Cole Palmer, who has been sidelined since going off injured against Manchester United on September 20 due to groin problem.

Benoit Badiashile is also absent with a muscle injury, but Maresca gave positive information about the two.

“We play with Cole every day. He does not participate in any sessions with the team. But we can have Benoit Badiashile after the international break.”

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Also missing are Levi Colwill and Darrio Essugo, who are expected to be out for the foreseeable future.

Champions League standings

Chelsea are currently in 13th place with six points after losing against Bayern Munich in the opening game before coming back to beat Benfica and Ajax.

Their opponents started well, beating Benfica and Copenhagen in their first two games, but lost to Athletic Bilbao in their last away game.

The last time the two teams met was in the group stage of the Champions League in 2017, where the Blues won both matches 10-0 on aggregate under Antonio Conte.

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Arsenal have started well and have opened up a six-point gap at the top of the table.

Manchester City and defending champions Liverpool are their closest rivals again.

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