Eden Hazard is facing a race against time to be fit for Chelsea’s Champions League semi- final with Atletico Madrid after to failing to recover from injury in time to be available for selection for Saturday’s home clash against Sunderland. Hazard suffered a calf strain in the quarter final against Paris St Germain, as Chelsea overcame a two-goal deficit without him to progress on the away goals rule, but had been expected to be fit in time to return for the two-legged semi-final against the surprise Spanish league leaders. While Atletico have been boosted by their injury news regarding Arda Turan and Diego Costa, Chelsea are now sweating on the fitness of their star man as they prepare to continue their push for titles both at home and on the continent. Hazard earned himself a nomination to be the Premier League’s player and young player of the year, but Chelsea assistant manager Steve Holland has confirmed that the Belgian will play no part against Sunderland, raising doubts about the potential of him being fit to play Atletico. . .
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:03:20 +0000
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