Chelsea will be without suspended skipper John Terry for tonight's UEFA Super Cup clash with Atletico Madrid in Monaco.
Terry travelled with the squad on Thursday but will watch from the stands as he serves the final instalment of his two-match European ban.
Marko Marin (hamstring), Yossi Benayoun (illness) and Florent Malouda were left behind in London.
Chelsea, who won the first Super Cup to be staged in Monaco in 1998, are the favourites to win the last one at the Stade Louis II before the fixture starts to move around to different European venues starting in Prague next year.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone said: "We are competitive and the game before this final (a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Monday) gave us a good feeling and a positive attitude.
"But Chelsea are the favourites with a big budget. They've won the Champions League and on paper they are better. We want to be competitive but during the game anything can happen."
Simeone refused to compare their former player Fernando Torres, who scored 82 goals in 214 matches for Atletico, and his team's high-scoring striker Falcao.
"I'm not going to make comparisons between them. I'll talk about our side and our players - we have a great squad and Falcao is a great player and is still improving."
Marko Marin (hamstring), Yossi Benayoun (illness) and Florent Malouda were left behind in London.
Chelsea, who won the first Super Cup to be staged in Monaco in 1998, are the favourites to win the last one at the Stade Louis II before the fixture starts to move around to different European venues starting in Prague next year.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone said: "We are competitive and the game before this final (a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Monday) gave us a good feeling and a positive attitude.
"But Chelsea are the favourites with a big budget. They've won the Champions League and on paper they are better. We want to be competitive but during the game anything can happen."
Simeone refused to compare their former player Fernando Torres, who scored 82 goals in 214 matches for Atletico, and his team's high-scoring striker Falcao.
"I'm not going to make comparisons between them. I'll talk about our side and our players - we have a great squad and Falcao is a great player and is still improving."
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