Chelsea duo Hakim Ziyech and Romelu Lukaku face a late fitness test ahead of their match against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
The pair came off the bench against Real Madrid in the Blues’ 3-1 loss on Wedneday night.
Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s clash against Southampton, Tuchel confimed that the pair would face late fitness tests before deciding on their availability.
The Blues boss admitted: “We are a bit in doubt with Romelu and Hakim Ziyech. They were not in training due to little problems yesterday. We need a test to see if they are in training at three o’clock and available for tomorrow.”
This comes as a blow to Chelsea, who are also without Callum Hudson-Odoi and could find themselves with a lack of options upfront.
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Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and Chrisitan Pulisic were preferred in attack against Real Madrid and could find themselves lining up on the south coast once again for Chelsea.
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Tuchel continued to discuss Lukaku’s form as the Belgian missed a couple of chances against Madrid on Wednesday.
“I think it’s not only for Romelu who is lacking at the very moment a bit of shape,” Tuchel said. “After the international break I had the feeling that we all lack sharpness, shape. It’s a lack of form individually and it affects the group of course.
“It’s a bit sad, Romelu had one good chance and one very big chance. Nothing helps more than goals. It would have been a huge boost.
“Another thing is to train good and take training seriously and take care about the process, which he really did in the last days. He missed yesterday. Hopefully he comes back today and feels good with no pain to be available for tomorrow and then we will see.”
