Edouard Mendy and N'Golo Kante return to Chelsea training ahead of Champions League final against Manchester City
Edouard Mendy was taken off at half-time against Aston Villa on Sunday while N'Golo Kante missed that game with a hamstring problem; Chelsea have also returned 800 unsold tickets from their allocation ahead of Saturday's Champions League final
Friday 28 May 2021 08:43, UK
Edouard Mendy and N'Golo Kante returned to Chelsea training with the rest of the first-team squad at Cobham on Wednesday in a welcome boost ahead of Saturday's Champions League final.
Mendy was replaced at half-time against Aston Villa after he injured his ribs colliding with a post, while Kante missed Sunday's defeat at Villa Park with a hamstring problem.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have returned 800 unsold tickets to UEFA for Saturday's final, from their allocation of 5,800 for the game against Manchester City in Porto.
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The capacity for the game will be capped at 16,500, while the normal capacity of the Estadio do Dragao is 50,000.
The unsold tickets were for a package which included £200 subsided return flights to Porto.
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Chelsea have sold all their 2,800 allocation of match-only tickets. Those fans will travel independently and can go and come back when they want.
Supporters will need to return a negative PCR test 72 hours before their flights and then a further test after they have returned.
Last week, the Chelsea Supporters' Trust released a scathing statement attacking UEFA's decision to move the match to Porto.
"The UEFA executives making these decisions clearly have little empathy or concern with match-going supporters. They are deeply out of touch," it read.
However, a UEFA statement on Friday read: "The overwhelming majority of fans of the two finalist clubs will be travelling via organised charters, as was agreed by UEFA, the FPF (Portuguese FA) and the Portuguese authorities.
"A comprehensive and efficient mobility system is in place to welcome those travelling fans at the airport, and bring them directly to the fans meeting points, which can only be accessed with proof of a negative test result."
City, meanwhile, have announced they will host a large-screen showing of the match for up to 4,000 fans at their Academy Stadium.
