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Chelsea sweat over Terry and Drogba

John Terry is a major doubt for the Champions League final
John Terry is a major doubt for the Champions League final

Chelsea have two injury worries for the Champions League final with John Terry and Didier Drogba both doubtful.

Coach Avram Grant will leave it to the medical department to decide if Terry will be fit enough to play.

'John did not break his elbow,' said Grant.

'But we need to wait and see. We will know if he is fit for the final in a few days.

'I don't want to see the day when John Terry is not confident of being fit.

'It is good news that he didn't break his elbow. He is strong enough to recover but we will wait and see.

'We will take a decision nearer the time. We need to see that he is fit to play.

'It is firstly the decision of the medical department to see if he can play or not but there is no need to rush - we have time.'

Grant is also concerned about the fitness of Didier Drogba.

The striker got a kick on his left knee 10 minutes from time against Bolton and the Chelsea boss admitted he was struggling.

'He could not come off because we had used all our substitutes,' said Grant.

'He did everything to finish the game. It does not look so good but we need wait again.'

All eyes are now focused on the showdown with United in Moscow and Grant insists his side are not going there to play a part in a double triumph for Sir Alex Ferguson's men.

'Getting to the final was our target,' said Grant.

'We have finished the league and now we are waiting for a game we have dreamed about.

'We don't want to go the final to be part of it, we want to win it.'

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