Chelsea will endeavour to dump serial Champions League winners Real Madrid out of the tournament when they welcome Los Blancos to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their semi-final on Wednesday.
The tie is delicately poised following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Madrid, during which Christian Pulisic's opener was cancelled out by Karim Benzema's equaliser.
Thomas Tuchel's side head into this game following a 2-0 Premier League success over London rivals Fulham, as Kai Havertz netted a brace to boost their top-four hopes.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the second leg.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: Unknown
Former Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic missed the first leg due to a thigh problem, and Tuchel revealed that the Croatian had suffered a small setback before the visit of Fulham. Kovacic has now been ruled out of the second leg by Tuchel.
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Status: Minor doubt
Type of injury: Back
Possible return date: May 5 (vs. Real Madrid)
Mason Mount assisted Havertz's first goal against Fulham before going off in some discomfort with a suspected back problem. Tuchel does not think that the issue is too serious, though, and he hopes to have Mount available on Wednesday.
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Status: Minor doubt
Type of injury: Head
Possible return date: May 5 (vs. Real Madrid)
Tuchel revealed that Antonio Rudiger picked up a minor head injury in the dying embers of last week's draw in Madrid, but the Chelsea boss is optimistic that his compatriot will make the cut this week, albeit with a face mask.
CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST
Chelsea have no players suspended for the second leg.
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