Jose Mourinho spoke to the media today in Kiev ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League fixture tomorrow evening.
Training will take place in Kiev this evening, but Mourinho confirmed that new-boy Pedro and Loic Remy have not travelled to Ukraine as they are carrying ‘little injuries’, which the Blues’ boss does not consider a risk worth taking.
Jose says both Pedro and Loic Remy have little injuries, nothing serious but not worth taking a risk. #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 19, 2015
Group GÂ is left relatively open after the opening two fixtures, with Chelsea sitting in third following a disappointing trip to Porto, although many would consider that to be the Blues’ toughest fixture in the group.
Kiev currently sit top of the group, one point ahead of Mourinho’s side, and the Chelsea boss said he watched the Ukrainian side’s game with Shakhtar Donetsk – a previous European opponent for the Blues – on TV on Friday, but sent an assistant to watch the game as well.
Jose also admitted that the players do not know who will be playing tomorrow, so no team selection news would be revealed beforehand.
Mourinho was keen to stress the importance of winning games as a cure for confidence levels, and is hoping to make it 201 wins for Chelsea tomorrow evening.