Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, signed from Barça on the last day of the market, will be available to Thomas Tuchel to play today against Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia in Chelsea’s debut in the group stage of the Champions League.
Recovering from a jaw injury he sustained in a violent robbery suffered a week ago at his home in Castelldefels with his family, Aubameyang trained normally yesterday in Zagreb wearing a protective mask. “It felt good,” said Tuchel, who will decide his line-up in today’s session and also has Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria, who also signed on loan from Juventus hours after the market closed.
Chance for Kepa?
On the other hand, the German coach did not call on central defender Thiago Silva to rest him after playing every minute in 6 Premier League games. N’Golo Kanté is still out with a muscle injury and goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, who had a knock to the ribs on Saturday against West Ham, could be relieved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea, European champions in 2021, fell last season in the quarterfinals against Real Madrid and this summer invested 282 million euros in signings, the most in Europe, to compete for the title again. Tuchel will select new arrivals Wesley Fofana, Koulibaly, Cucurella and Sterling, but he suspects a Dinamo Zagreb “used to winning and leading” (it is the leader of the Croatian league) having won the three previous rounds before the group .
“We have to improve”, admitted Tuchel
On the other hand, Chelsea have not started the Premier League well: they are sixth, with two defeats in 6 games, 5 points behind the leader Arsenal. “We have to improve. We are not very happy with the game and our result”, admitted Tuchel.
MIlan visited Salzburg
In another match in group E, Milan, champions of Serie A and now second on two points behind Atalanta, visit Salzburg boosted by their derby victory over Inter (3-2) with a brace from a Rafael Leao in great form. The Austrians, leaders in their country, qualified for the league in the last edition but lost Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen (both Leeds
Source: La Verdad
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