Toe blow for Chelsea forward Anelka
Monday, March 23, 2009
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Chelsea FC could take on Liverpool FC in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League without leading scorer Nicolas Anelka as the striker has a toe injury which is expected to keep him out of action for three weeks.
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Chelsea FC could take on Liverpool FC in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League without leading scorer Nicolas Anelka as the striker has a toe injury which is expected to keep him out for three weeks.
World Cup
The 30-year-old played the whole game as Chelsea lost 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur FC on Saturday. He now faces a spell on the sidelines, though, according to the French Football Federation who replaced Anelka with Paris Saint-Germain FC forward Guillaume Hoarau ahead of Les Bleus' FIFA World Cup qualifying double-header against Lithuania on Saturday and 1 April.
Anfield first
France coach Raymond Domenech said of Anelka, the scorer of 15 Premier League goals this term: "He is suffering from a left big toe injury and is out of action for three weeks." Chelsea face Liverpool away on 8 April, six days before the quarter-final concludes at Stamford Bridge. The winners of the all-English tie will meet either FC Barcelona or FC Bayern München for a place in the Rome final.
