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November 12th 2009 10:27
Chelsea FC defender José Bosingwa will spend approximately 90 days, that is three months on the sidelines after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
The 27-year-old Portuguese international suffered the injury in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa FC on 17 October. Although it was initially thought it was only a minor knock – "It's not a big problem," said manager Carlo Ancelotti at the time – Bosingwa will not return until the new year, but later it was confirned that he has to stay out of the game for atleast three months.
Chelsea have many injury problem recently but the good news is that One player not going under the knife, however, is Ashley Cole after the club confirmed that the England left-back does not require surgery to overcome a shin injury originally picked up against Club Atlético de Madrid on Matchday 3. Cole, 28, subsequently missed three matches before returning for the Matchday 4 draw in Spain which earned the Blues a place in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League with two Group D fixtures to play.
Chelsea FC's Juliano Belletti heaped praise upon team-mate Didier Drogba after the Ivorian made a successful return from suspension to earn his side a 2-2 draw at Club Atlético de Madrid and with it a place in the UEFA Champions League first knockout round.
Sergio Agüero's stunning 66th-minute volley set the home side on course for an overdue opening victory in this season's group stage. However, in his first UEFA Champions League appearance this term Drogba struck twice in the final ten minutes to put Chelsea in front before Agüero levelled in added time. "Drogba is the number one player in his position as he's always likely to create danger and he is an incredibly hard worker," Belletti told uefa.com. "He scored his goals tonight but he also fought so much; he always makes the difference and what's more he helps out in defence."
Former FC Barcelona player Belletti – who scored the Blaugrana's winner against Arsenal FC in the 2006 final – also had words of encouragement for an Atlético side he believes are turning a corner under new coach Quique Sánchez Flores. "Our opponents tonight obviously should be further up their domestic league table than they are. They were much better on this showing than we saw when they came to London," the Brazilian said before insisting Chelsea would not be taking it easy now that qualification had been achieved. "We're going to fight [with fellow qualifiers FC Porto] to be first because finishing top of the group holds its own advantages," the 33-year-old concluded.
The 27-year-old Portuguese international suffered the injury in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa FC on 17 October. Although it was initially thought it was only a minor knock – "It's not a big problem," said manager Carlo Ancelotti at the time – Bosingwa will not return until the new year, but later it was confirned that he has to stay out of the game for atleast three months.
Chelsea have many injury problem recently but the good news is that One player not going under the knife, however, is Ashley Cole after the club confirmed that the England left-back does not require surgery to overcome a shin injury originally picked up against Club Atlético de Madrid on Matchday 3. Cole, 28, subsequently missed three matches before returning for the Matchday 4 draw in Spain which earned the Blues a place in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League with two Group D fixtures to play.
Belletti applauds dashing Drogba
Chelsea FC's Juliano Belletti heaped praise upon team-mate Didier Drogba after the Ivorian made a successful return from suspension to earn his side a 2-2 draw at Club Atlético de Madrid and with it a place in the UEFA Champions League first knockout round.
Sergio Agüero's stunning 66th-minute volley set the home side on course for an overdue opening victory in this season's group stage. However, in his first UEFA Champions League appearance this term Drogba struck twice in the final ten minutes to put Chelsea in front before Agüero levelled in added time. "Drogba is the number one player in his position as he's always likely to create danger and he is an incredibly hard worker," Belletti told uefa.com. "He scored his goals tonight but he also fought so much; he always makes the difference and what's more he helps out in defence."
Former FC Barcelona player Belletti – who scored the Blaugrana's winner against Arsenal FC in the 2006 final – also had words of encouragement for an Atlético side he believes are turning a corner under new coach Quique Sánchez Flores. "Our opponents tonight obviously should be further up their domestic league table than they are. They were much better on this showing than we saw when they came to London," the Brazilian said before insisting Chelsea would not be taking it easy now that qualification had been achieved. "We're going to fight [with fellow qualifiers FC Porto] to be first because finishing top of the group holds its own advantages," the 33-year-old concluded.
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