Chelsea caretaker manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo has some tough decisions ahead of him as he decides which players to select for the upcoming UEFA Champions League final.
The Blues will be taking on Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena on 19th May, with a victory in the European competition their last remaining hope for qualifying for Champions League football next season. The defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League
ended their chances of finishing fourth.
A victory against Bayern Munich will not be easy, especially considering the fact that the Blues will be without several key players for the fixture. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramires-c30523 are suspended for the fixture.
The Italian manager admitted he had some tough decisions ahead of the Champions League clash, especially regarding the players in defence. With the absence of Terry and Ivanovic, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gary-Cahill-c14439 will have to take their places in central defence.
However, Luiz and Cahill are currently out injured and were unable to make an appearance for the Blues against Liverpool. Di Matteo admitted he was uncertain whether the duo would make their recovery in time for the Champions League final.
Di Matteo said while speaking to reporters:
“We are working towards their fitness and trying to get them back as soon as we can, but I can't answer the question. They were not available for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 so we will have to see.
We have injuries, we had five players unavailable and we need to see how the players are after the game as well.”
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 player revealed he wanted all the players who were not facing suspension to be fully fit for selection for the Champions League final. Di Matteo admitted he had some tough decisions ahead of him in terms of squad selection.
He continued:
“We will check on their progress and how they will develop. I would like to have everyone available. I will have to think about the team as we have those suspensions.
I have to think about how they play and which players fit best into our set-up for the final.”
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