Borussia Dortmund are set to be without two players ahead of the clash with Chelsea. The German outfit will welcome the Blues to the Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday evening in what should be a mouth-watering round of 16 clash.
Graham Potter is without a number of key players himself, with Raheem Sterling, Edouard Mendy, N'Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic all omitted from the travelling party due to injury. But, the west Londoners are welcoming back Denis Zakaria and Wesley Fofana - the latter of whom has been on the sidelines for some time now.
While Chelsea haven't enjoyed the best of form recently, Potter is unbeaten in the Champions League this term winning all but one of his six games in charge. The 47-year-old will be hoping that his side can pick up from where they left off in the tournament, although the Blues do face a strong Dortmund squad.
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So, with that being said, football.london has taken a look at the players Dortmund could be without against Chelsea.
Injuries
Youssoufa Moukoko
Moukoko suffered an ankle ligament injury on Saturday in Dortmund’s clash with Werder Bremen. The 18-year-old is said to be on the sidelines for up to six weeks.
"It’s a bitter message for him and for us, especially now at this stage," said Sebastian Kehl, the Dortmund sporting director. Moukoko was heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge last month before he eventually committed his future to the German giants.
Julien Duranville
Duranville suffered a hamstring injury during a friendly against Panetolikos for Anderlecht in December, ahead of his move to Dortmund in January. The 16-year-old is expected to be out for some time.
He featured 14 times for the Belgian outfit prior to his injury, directly contributing towards two goals. Duranville featured off the bench against West Ham in the Europa Conference League, though he couldn't find a breakthrough.
Suspensions
Mats Hummels, Anthony Modeste and Emre Can are all just one yellow card away from a one-match suspension. So, if either of the three Dortmund stars accumulate a booking in the first-leg against Chelsea then they'll miss the second-leg. All yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals.
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