Terry trains ahead of PSG clash

The Blues, 12th in the Premier League, play PSG for a third straight season in the Champions League.

Manager Guus Hiddink suggested Terry was unlikely to recover from a “muscular problem” in time for Tuesday’s clash in the French capital. That’s why we prefer to have him in Cobham where he can undergo treatment.

The Laurent Blanc-coached-team have gone undefeated in 44 domestic games, and should give the London club some tough time.

The Belgium worldwide has struggled to recreate last season’s form that earned him the PFA Player of the Year award, which has sparked rumours that he could be considering his future at Stamford Bridge. “We didn’t get everything right because we conceded late on, but most things we got right”.

PSG were held to a rare goalless draw against Lille at the weekend but are still a jaw dropping 24 points clear in Ligue 1.

The Belgian said: “In Champions League everything is different. That’s why we made an ultimate test this morning and we decided not to participate”.

Kurt Zouma has been ruled out for the season, leaving Gary Cahill as Chelsea’s only fully fit established centre-back.

Blanc also said “I have two uncertainties: right-back and one other position”, in reference to Serge Aurier, the Ivory Coast global who was suspended by the club for using homophobic slurs to insult Blanc and others. The reigning player of the year insisted he did not expect to leave Chelsea, where he is contracted until 2020, this summer but did admit his principal career target remains to win the Champions League.

Hiddink is aware of the task in hand but he knows the importance of winning silverware as well saying, “We have a key week but, even if you have a terrible result in Paris, it’s a two-leg tie”.

PSG captain Silva said his team can go all the way to Champions League glory. “But I think we are a lot better now (than last year)”.

Hiddink has nurtured improvement since replacing Jose Mourinho in December, however, and Saturday’s 5-1 win over Newcastle lends credibility to his quiet optimism.