Chelsea train ahead of Bayern clash

Chelsea train ahead of Bayern clash

07-Aug-2020 12:33:39 | Yahoo Sports

RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT VIDEO SHOWS: CHELSEA TRAINING SESSION SHOWS: STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 7, 2020) (CHELSEA TV HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 1. CHELSEA PLAYERS ON TRAINING PITCH, FRENCH STRIKER OLIVIER GIROUD FLICKING BALL UP IN THE AIR BEFORE STRETCHING 2. CHELSEA'S NEW SIGNING - MOROCCAN MIDFIELDER, HAKIM ZIYECH, BEING GREETED BY ITALIAN DEFENDER, EMERSON PALMIERI 3. TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 4. ENGLAND MIDFIELDERS, ROSS BARKLEY (WEARING BLACK VEST) AND MASON MOUNT WARMING UP 5. GIROUD WARMING UP BY DOING LUNGES, BARKLEY WARMING UP, VARIOUS OTHER PLAYERS WARMING UP, FINISHES WITH ENGLISH DEFENDER, REESE JAMES JOGGING TO BACK OF GROUP 6. ENGLISH MIDFIELDER, RUBEN LOFTUS-CHEEK WARMING UP, ENGLISH STRIKER TAMMY ABRAHAM WARMING UP 7. TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 8. ZIYECH DOING TRAINING DRILL, STRIKER TIMO WERNER DOING TRAINING DRILL 9. FRENCH MIDFIELDER, N'GOLO KANTE DOING TRAINING DRILL, FOLLOWED BY GIROUD, DANISH DEFENDER, ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN, LOFTUS-CHEEK, ENGLISH MIDFIELDER, LEWIS BATE, BARKLEY AND ENGLISH DEFENDER, FIKAYO TOMORI (NUMBER 29) 10. PLAYERS AT TRAINING SESSION 11. WERNER AND ZIYECH AT TRAINING, WERNER RUNNING WITH A BALL 12. ZIYECH RUNNING WITH A BALL 13. WERNER RUNNING WITH A BALL 14. ZIYECH RUNNING WITH A BALL 15. WERNER RUNNING WITH A BALL 16. WERNER AND ZIYECH RUNNING WITH A BALL STORY: Chelsea trained at their Cobham base on Friday (August 7) before they travel to Germany for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich. Frank Lampard's team are trailing 3-0 from the first leg and he also has several players out injured for this tie including captain Cesar Azpilicueta and Christian Pulisic. Chelsea are also missing Pedro while Ruben Loftus-Cheek and N'Golo Kante are both doubts for the match and Marcos Alonso is suspended. Academy players including Lewis Bate, Dynel Simeu and Ian Maatsen will feature in the matchday squad. New signings Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech trained but can't take part in a match. Bayern Munich, who are chasing a treble of titles after winning the domestic double, will be without defender Benjamin Pavard and winger Kingsley Coman. The Champions League quarter-finals, which will be decided over one leg rather than the usual two, will begin in Lisbon next Wednesday (August 12) when Atalanta take on Paris St Germain. RB Leipzig face Atletico Madrid the following day with the other two last-eight ties taking place next Friday (August 14) and Saturday (August 15). (Production: Tim Hart)

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