Chelsea have been handed a boost in their hopes to qualify for the next round of the Champions League as Lille’s Renato Sanches looks set to miss their last-16 second-leg match.
The 24-year-old Portuguese midfielder has been in sensational form for the Ligue 1 champions this season and has been a key member of their squad hoping to progress in UEFA’s premier competition.
To do so they will need to overhaul a 2-0 deficit inflicted by the Blues in the first leg of their tie at Stamford Bridge where goals from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic put the Premier League side comfortably on their way to the quarter-finals.
