Absolutely painful! Tuchel confirms Chelsea defender is set to miss Burnley clash
Ahead of Burnley clash, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Marcos Alonso will miss the game after sustaining an injury in the 1-0 win against Malmo on Tuesday.
Tuchel did, however, reveal that the Spaniard’s injury was “not big.”
Chelsea defeated Malmo 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday night thanks to a second-half goal from Hakim Ziyech. Alonso was handed a start by Tuchel but picked up an ankle injury towards the closing stages of the match.
Speaking at his press conference on Friday, Tuchel confirmed Alonso had been ruled out of the game against Burnley. The Chelsea manager confirmed that Mateo Kovacic, Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku would sit out the fixture as well.
“No news on the match tomorrow for Romelu and Timo. Both are out. Christian Pulisic is with the group. Marcos Alonso and Mateo Kovacic are out. Marcos injured himself in the very last minute of the Malmo match, he tried to come out for training but the stress is too high on the ankle. Nothing big but too painful at the moment.”