Chelsea's stars have been training in Kiev on Monday as Jose Mourinho's side aim to get their Champions League campaign back on track.
The
Blues face Dynamo Kiev in their third Group G game on Tuesday night,
and John Terry, Cesc Fabregas and Co were among those in action as they
stepped up their preparations.
Some
of those absent from the session included attacking pair Loic Remy and
Pedro, who were left in London to recover from minor injuries.
(Left-right) Chelsea stars John Terry, Nemanja Matic,
goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and Gary Cahill
Diego Costa was all smiles as Chelsea terained on the
pitch at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho practicing his ball skills
on the pitch ahead of their clash with Dynamo Kiev
It
could pave the way for Eden Hazard to return to the starting line-up,
having been dropped for Saturday's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
Although
Mourinho refused to say whether Hazard will return to Chelsea's
starting line-up for Tuesday night's Champions League Group G clash at
Dynamo Kiev.
'If he plays tomorrow (Tuesday) I don't tell you. The players don't know,' Mourinho said.
The
Portuguese was critical of Hazard during his first season back at
Stamford Bridge and the desired response followed, with the forward
compared favourably with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when winning
individual footballer of the year awards last season.
Chelsea's squad training at the national stadium in
Kiev ahead of the Champions League clash
Full back Cesar Azpilicueta could be playing at either
right back or left back on Tuesday night
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas venturing out onto the pitch
in Ukraine ahead of training
Mourinho will be hoping to get their campaign back
on track after their defeat against Porto
(Left to right) Azpilicueta, Ramires, Willian, Costa
and Baba Rahman in action
Chelsea's new left back Rahman practices his heading
with coach Silvino Louro
'I didn't say he had a better season than Ronaldo,'
Mourinho said.
'Last
season he won one of the most important titles
in football, which is
the Premier League, and (he was)
absolutely decisive for Chelsea. Last
season he had
a phenomenal season.'
It's
been three weeks since Chelsea were beaten by
Mourinho's former club
Porto in their most recent
group game, and defeat in Kiev will leave the
Blues
in real trouble of failing to make it to the last 16.
Chelsea were training ahead of their Champions League
tie against Dynamo Kiev
Boss Mourinho watches on as Cahill (left), Ruben
Loftus-Cheek (centre) and Oscar train
Midfielder Fabregas was all smiles as he took a quick
breather during the session
Brazilian midfielder Willian faces up to Azpilicueta as they
vie for possession
While
Dynamo are unbeaten so far in the Champions
League, having drawn their
opener 2-2 at home to
Porto before beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in
Israel.
They
did however lose for the first time in 38 league games against Shakhtar
Donetsk last Friday, and boss Sergei Rebrov is hoping for an instant
response from his side.
'We are all upset,' Rebrov said. 'We must forget this terrible match and start getting ready for the game against Chelsea.'
Midfielder Hazard (centre) was dropped from the starting
line-up on Saturday but could return to the fold
Chelsea forward Radamel Falcao does some warming up
as he trained with his team-mates
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