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Chelsea Boost As PSG Ace Suffers Injury Ahead Of Champions League Clash

Chelsea have been handed a boost ahead of their Champions League quarter-final against PSG with one of the French sides key defenders fracturing his cheek-bone

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Football Talk
March 24, 2014

Chelsea have been handed a boost ahead of their Champions League quarter-final double-header against PSG with key defender Thiago Silva fracturing his cheek-bone at the weekend, according to the Mirror.

The Brazilian centre-back picked up the injury during Friday night’s win at L’Orient and after examinations over the weekend, PSG officials have now confirmed he has suffered a fracture to his cheek-bone – although the injury won’t require any form of surgery.

The Ligue 1 champions will asses Silva’s condition over the coming days and while they’ve played down suggestions the defender could miss the Chelsea games, the injury must surely mean he’s considered a doubt to for the first leg at least.

A statement from PSG read:

”His [Silva’s] condition did not require surgery. The amount of time he will be out of training will depend on the evolution of pain in the coming days but his participation in the quarter finals of the Champions League should not be under threat.” [source: Mirror]

The Blues take on PSG in the first leg in France on Wednesday the 2nd April, which is just over a week away, and although Silva does have the option of wearing a facial mask, it may be decided it’s too early for him to return to action given the risk of him receiving a knock to the face.

Silva is a centre-back and will be expected to contest several aerial duels throughout the game, so it will hardly be ideal if he’s got to go up against the likes of John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill wearing a mask to protect a fractured cheek-bone.

It would be a major boost for Chelsea if Silva does end up missing out as he’s widely considered as one of the best central defender in the world and it would hand Jose Mourinho’s side a major advantage.

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26 Comments

owoyemi ridwan

March 24, 2014 at 10:00 pm

I lik it very wel cus i dnt wnt silva 2play

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Hussaini

March 24, 2014 at 10:39 pm

I want to play a full hse Psg on wednesday.

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IBB Belloumi

March 24, 2014 at 11:04 pm

It dosent matter who plays or who dosent,cfc are ready and are not afraid of any player or team.If we are scared of anyone,we will never be champions.

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Kenneth nwaogwugwu

March 25, 2014 at 1:46 am

i want silva to play-let it not sound as if we scared of him.

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Suman

March 25, 2014 at 4:42 am

Silva or no Silva Chelsea iz gonna beat Psg. Home & away!

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real timo

March 25, 2014 at 6:24 am

who is Silva? Has he got 4 legs so dat 2 be scared. Da bluz wil goin 2 to offload them, by beatng home and away.

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Junaid Taofeek

March 25, 2014 at 9:38 am

How srong is PSG itself talkless of fearing a single player. ((silva)). Does he going to play as a defender,mildfielder,winger and as a sriker at a time. Chelsea is only an english team that can face any club in the world without fear. Up Blueeeeeeees.

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Henry

March 25, 2014 at 10:24 am

Silva or no silva chelsea wil knk out psg

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Osikoya oluwaseun olaoluwa

March 25, 2014 at 12:32 pm

Who is silva,when blue is playing,we play best team barcelona wt 10 men at nou camp wt 2.0 down and we won den,talkness of psg,ask frm bayer munich at home.

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simon selian

March 25, 2014 at 1:39 pm

cfc is a no man fear club we beat both barca and munchen who are strong than psg let him be or not we wl nck them out

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Johnpeter

March 25, 2014 at 3:34 pm

Dam da focking silva, fialess bluz only gart to knock out da focking PSG as a team out of d league and not just him as a single player

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Johnpeter

March 25, 2014 at 3:35 pm

Dam da focking silva, fialess bluz only gart to knock out da focking PSG as a team out of d league and not just him as a single player. Get da fock right!

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muyideen

March 25, 2014 at 4:07 pm

silva or no silva nothing less dan victory der

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Salincojackson

March 25, 2014 at 4:28 pm

Thiago silva is not the best defender in d world….but with God chelsea will win..up blue 4 life

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solomon

March 25, 2014 at 5:12 pm

If PSG wants to cfc players , who is thiago?the by way we wish him quick recovery

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Louis markso

March 25, 2014 at 5:13 pm

Thiago Silva or not It doesn’t mata who play PSG is knockout simple as that

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Akanbi akinyemi

March 25, 2014 at 6:06 pm

I like psg to play full team againt chelsea, am very sure chelsea we beat them

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Ndiritu kenya

March 25, 2014 at 6:06 pm

With or without silva,chelsea will beat them (PSG) home & away,if we dont fear the likes of messi,robben,ribery who’s silva to stand on our way?.

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Mark kasalita

March 25, 2014 at 6:44 pm

We want psg at full strength sothat they are knockout wiz out any excuses

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kali

March 25, 2014 at 6:46 pm

who is the weak thiago sylva? he is only a defender like jonh terry, cahill, luiz, Ivan or any other defender for that Mata. its victory all d way. bluz for life.

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bluedavid

March 25, 2014 at 6:50 pm

chelsea in semis, psg out! up blues!!!

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baaboosha sw6

March 25, 2014 at 9:21 pm

Quick recovery silva! Hazard’s gonna kick ur ass

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Awoniyi Afeez

March 25, 2014 at 10:38 pm

weather Silva play or he did not play we are going to Paris for win the match both home and away, in shall Allah.

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La Paix se Gagne!

March 26, 2014 at 5:15 am

David Sylva’s injury,a boost for Chelsea? Come on man,you make it sound as if he’s invicible extra terrestre! With him on the pitch or not,of course we’ll go there to show what we do best after all,we are Chelsea Fc. We are not scared of any player or team.

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oludininwa davido

March 26, 2014 at 5:28 am

I am strongly believe dat my club chelsea can beat anybody nt to talk of psg,we av d materias to do d damage,up D transparent ONE!

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shola

March 26, 2014 at 5:56 pm

chelsea all the way…chelsea will carry the day up chelsea

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