Chelsea duo back in training but Falcao suffers injury

Chelsea duo Pedro and Branislav Ivanovic have returned to training but Radamel Falcao faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury.

Pedro has been out for the last couple of weeks, while Blues defender Ivanovic has been sidelined with a hamstring problem he sustained while on international duty with Serbia last month.

Both players rejoined the rest of the Chelsea squad on Tuesday afternoon as they trained ahead of the Champions League match at home to Dynamo Kiev.

But manager Jose Mourinho revealed afterwards that striker Falcao, who has struggled to make an impact since his season-long loan move from Monaco, will be unavailable for a number of weeks.

Mourinho explained: “Today he has an important injury. It’s a muscular injury and he will be out for a few weeks.”

And despite Chelsea’s poor results this season, Mourinho insisted he was confident his side will beat Dynamo and ultimately qualify for the knockout stage as group winners.

“Tomorrow’s match isn’t a must-win game, but it’s a must-not-lose,” he said.

“I think Chelsea will finish first in the group. If not we will finish second, but I’m completely convinced we will qualify and believe we will finish first.”