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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may make his debut for Chelsea in Tuesday’s opening Champions League group sport at Dinamo Zagreb regardless of struggling a fractured jaw throughout a house invasion. Chelsea made a deadline-beating swoop for Aubameyang final week, signing the ahead on a two-year contract from Barcelona simply months after he left Arsenal. The 33-year-old missed Chelsea’s controversial 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday however has travelled with the squad to Croatia.
“Auba is very ambitious, he’s very focused and he’s hungry to play for us, and he is hungry to prove a point. That’s why he’s here,” Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel advised reporters on Monday.
Aubameyang shall be fitted with a custom-made masks to guard his jaw that was damaged throughout an assault by a bunch of 4 males who broke into his residence close to Barcelona and threatened him with firearms.
“If an issue comes up with the mask today we will not put him in of course, but there was no issue for him yesterday and I hope there will not be an issue today,” mentioned Tuchel.
“If he is ready to start he cannot play 90 minutes so it is on us to take a decision how we manage the minutes.
“That he wants minutes to get his full health is evident so it is on us to seek out the answer if he’s on the bench or if he begins.”
Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria is also in line for his first Chelsea appearance following his arrival on loan from Juventus.
However N’Golo Kante is still sidelined by a hamstring problem, while veteran centre-back Thiago Silva has been rested for the trip.
“We determined with Thiago that he can have a break from travelling and from the stress after he has performed each minute to date in very intense matches,” defined Tuchel.
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“It was the second to present him a break as an alternative of placing him on the bench and he has to journey. He can maintain his restoration.”
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