Edouard Mendy: Chelsea goalkeeper replaced through injury six days before Champions League final
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy did not return for the second half of the Blues' 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa on the final day of the Premier League season after sustaining a knock in trying to save Bertrand Traore's first-half goal at Villa Park
Sunday 23 May 2021 22:19, UK
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy will undergo a scan on a rib injury to determine whether he will able to feature in the Champions League final.
Mendy suffered a rib injury during his side's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday after colliding with the frame of the goal as he tried to prevent Bertrand Traore's opening goal.
Kepa Arrizabalaga replaced Mendy for the start of the second half at Villa Park, with six days to go before the Blues face Premier League champions Manchester City in the European showpiece in Porto on May 29.
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"He fell on the frame of the net. He has big pain in his ribs," Tuchel said.
"We need to wait until we get home and we will do some images. [On Monday] we will have an update on what's going on."
Mendy joined Chelsea from Rennes for £22m last summer and kept 16 clean sheets in his first season in the Premier League.
"We have a week to prepare, and we will see if it's possible," Tuchel added on Mendy's chances of playing against City. "If it's possible we need to push and do everything so he is in goal on Saturday."
Despite the defeat to Villa on the final day of the league campaign, Chelsea finished fourth to secure Champions League qualification - a point ahead of Leicester after the Foxes were beaten 4-2 by Tottenham at the King Power Stadium.
