Chelsea raring to go against injury

Fresh from a rare weekend off, Chelsea recommence their bid for Champions League glory on Feb. 17 when they face injury-ravaged Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Parc des Princes.
      
With a shock defeat to third-tier Bradford City last month meaning Jose Mourinho's side were not involved in the fifth round of the FA Cup over the weekend, Chelsea were able to put their feet up and watch Paris endure the worst possible preparations for one of the glamour ties of the round.
      
"The rest is welcome for us. In the end they have only one game that we don't have. It's only one more game, but I welcome this little rest for the players," said Mourinho before discovering what happened to PSG in a catastrophic afternoon against Caen.
      
The reigning French champions lost Yohan Cabaye, Marquinhos, Serge Aurier and Lucas to muscle injuries during the home Ligue 1 game, that saw them finish with just nine men and draw 2-2 after conceding two late goals.
      
Paris coach Laurent Blanc later admitted that the quartet were almost certain to miss the rematch with a Chelsea side who won when the clubs clashed in the quarter-finals of the same competition last year.
      
With Blaise Matuidi taking a knock in the same match and Javier Pastore battling to recover from a calf problem in time, PSG captain Thiago Silva was left to complain that his side's European prospects had not been helped by the powers that be in the French game.
     
 "I think the league could have protected us," Silva told sports daily L'Equipe after a result that ensured they would remain two points behind Ligue 1 leaders Lyon. "The French authorities must think a bit more about PSG, but also Monaco (who face Arsenal...