Lille, France, French club Lille will be without injured Renato Sanches when the team plays defending champion Chelsea tomorrow (Wednesday) in the second leg of the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League.
Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec said today the Portugal midfielder will be the only one missing for the French champions.
Sanches picked up a muscular injury in a league match against Saint-Etienne last week and is expected to be sidelined for about three weeks.
Lille trails 2-0 from the first leg at Stamford Bridge last month.
Chelsea will be coming to northern France after the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich, was slapped by sanctions in the wake for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Under the unprecedented government action, Chelsea will operate until the end of the season with a special “Russia Regulations” license that prohibits the team from selling new tickets or merchandise, or signing new players.
Source: Oman News & Info Agency
