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Bayern Munich v Chelsea - Champions League Final preview with Newton

2014-06-02 7 Dailymotion

Gary Cahill & David Luiz lift Chelsea for Bayern Munich final<br /><br />Gary Cahill and David Luiz have given Chelsea a boost by returning to training ahead of Saturday's Champions League final. <br /><br />The two defenders have been missing with hamstring injuries, but both are in contention to face Bayern Munich.<br /><br />John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles are all suspended, while Florent Malouda (hamstring) is doubtful.<br /><br />"I've been trying different options in training," said manager Di Matteo.<br /><br />"We will put some reserve team players on the bench, into the squad, and just figure out what to do."<br /><br />Luiz has not featured since 15 April, while England international Cahill has missed the last five games with a similar problem.<br /><br />After the session, Cahill said: "There's some work to be done in two or three days now leading up to the game for me to get back into it.<br /><br />"If I need to do a little bit of other training, I'll do that.<br /><br />"But, touch wood, there's no reaction from today. I felt fine out there."<br /><br />Luiz declared himself fit enough for Munich and said: "I'm so happy to return to training and now I can help Chelsea in this final."<br /><br />Malouda failed to complete the first half of Chelsea's final Premier League game of the season against Blackburn on Sunday after straining a hamstring.<br /><br />"We'll still assess Florent and it's going to be touch and go for him to be available for Saturday," added interim boss Di Matteo.<br /><br />Bayern's Luiz Gustavo, David Alaba and Holger Badstuber will also miss the final, which is being played at their home ground, the Allianz Arena, through suspension.

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