
Terry: In the squad
Chelsea have named a 25-man squad that will travel to Holland for Wednesday’s Europa League final against Benfica at the Amsterdam Arena.
Captain John Terry along with midfielders Eden Hazard and John Obi Mikel are on the plane but there is no indication yet over their fitness. Terry was stretchered off during the final stages of Saturday’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa with a knee injury and is a major doubt to start the final, but he’s in the travelling party and his fitness will be assessed ahead of the game.
Hazard was also forced off at Villa Park with what looked like a hamstring injury and he too is considered a doubt for the Benfica clash while Mikel has missed the last four matches with a hip complaint.
Defender Ryan Bertrand also makes the trip despite being missing in recent weeks with a knee problem, midfielder Oriol Romeu is in the squad despite not featuring since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament back in December and surprisingly striker Demba Ba is also on the plane even though he is cup-tied having played for Newcastle in a previous round.
Here is the full 25-man squad announced on chelseafc.com earlier today:
Petr Cech
Ross Turnbull
Hilario
Jamal Blackman
Paulo Ferreira
Cesar Azpilicueta
John Terry
Branislav Ivanovic
Gary Cahill
David Luiz
Ashley Cole
Ryan Bertrand
Ramires
Frank Lampard
John Mikel Obi
Oriol Romeu
Nathan Ake
Victor Moses
Marko Marin
Yossi Benayoun
Juan Mata
Eden Hazard
Oscar
Fernando Torres
Demba Ba
Now we’ve seen the squad, what would be your preferred starting eleven for the game? Get involved in the comments section below.
sir jelly
May 14, 2013 at 11:55 am
I personally, i also wait for our new manager and waiting for celebrating of Europa cup final.
Sir jelly
May 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm
I personally, I also wait for our new manager n waiting for celebrating of Europa cup final.
Marc CFC/BKK
May 14, 2013 at 12:14 pm
That’s just our current squad at present, surely, Demba Ba for example, is ineligible for Europa League and so can’t be on our squad sheet for the Final.
Wajja jackson
May 14, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Am very pleased with our squad and i hope to see what benitez will do to bring the tropy home
true colour, true blues
Moe Sedietso
May 14, 2013 at 12:40 pm
predicted line up
cech
cesah – cahill – cole
ramires – ivanovic
oscar – lampard – mata – moses
torres
lawal lukman
May 14, 2013 at 12:28 pm
torres, oscar, mata, moses(hazard injured), lampard, ramires, Cole, cahil, Luis, apzilicueta, cech
Junior summer
May 14, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Thank God that Terry and Hazard were able to make it
israel chArles
May 14, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Cech, ivanovic, cahil,ap, lamp, mata,oscar,hazard torres, david luis, ramires
Daniel
May 14, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Cech, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Mata, Moses, Torres
Alvin Mike z
May 14, 2013 at 12:52 pm
My starting linek-up is like this!
Peter Cech;
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovich Cole;
Luiz Ramirez;
Mata Lampard(C) Oscar;
Torres
Ezior joseph akorli
May 14, 2013 at 12:53 pm
I hope with this squad chelsea will win the cup
Rasheed Adelabu
May 14, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Predicted line up : Chech, Azpilicueta, Ivanovich, Cahil, Cole, Luiz, Lampard, Ramirez, Mata, Oscar, Torres
Adetola
May 14, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Cech. Azpilicueta. Ivanoch. Cahill. Cole. Luiz. Ramirez. Moses. Mata. Oscar. Torres
Kolexzyd
May 14, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Cech….azi….ivanovi…..cahill….luiz….ramirez….moses….mata….oscar….torres
Chuks Ogbuehi
May 14, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Well i will go with Cech Ceaser x Ivanovic x Cahill X Cole Luiz X Ramires Oscar x Mata x Moses Torres
Chuks Ogbuehi
May 14, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Well i will go with x Cech x Ceaser x Ivanovic x Cahill X Cole x Luiz X Ramires x Oscar x Mata x Moses x Torres x
sadiqus
May 14, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Cech, ceser, cahil, luiz, cole,
mikel, ramires, lampard, mata, hazard, and torres.
noble frank
May 14, 2013 at 3:11 pm
is very bad, jst hope to see Hazard in the starting xi. Wel dis my line up. Cech- cahill- ivanovic-ceaser-cole-lampard-ramires-luiz-mata-torres. Good luck my blues.
ebraheem
May 14, 2013 at 6:33 pm
i’m satisfied with any squard being selected by the coach. The blues 4life
Abdulkareem Abdullahi Toyin
May 14, 2013 at 6:35 pm
Up chelsea fc,blues 4life,i we b very hapi if we take that cup becuse no order teams as don that befor,to collecte champion and eropa cup,we are going to brake it,
Baron udofia
May 14, 2013 at 7:27 pm
I would like this squad. Cech… Cahill… Apz… Ivanovic… D. luiz… Ramires… Oscar… Mata… Lampard… Hazard… Torres.
Umar yax
May 14, 2013 at 7:31 pm
I we need is cup final
Donatus
May 14, 2013 at 8:27 pm
I wil go 4 cech azpilicuta A cole ivanovic cahil david luiz ramires lampard oscar moses El nino
okoye stanley victor
May 14, 2013 at 8:32 pm
My prayer we shall lift dis cup in jesus amen!amen up bluz
Godswill
May 15, 2013 at 9:20 am
cech-Azupicuta-Ivanovic-Cahill-Cole-Luiz-Ramires-Mata-Lampard-Oscar-Moses-Torres.
Cfc mgr
May 15, 2013 at 11:38 am
Gud luk cfc