Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has admitted he may need to rotate his squad in the Champions League final against Zenit on Wednesday night.

German coach Although guaranteed qualification for the knockout rounds. They still need to keep the result of the game against Zenit better than their rivals Juventus, who will open home against Malmo to get them. Qualified as group champion.

However, at the same time they still have a tight schedule to play at home against Leeds on Saturday night, Tuchel insists he needs to rotate the team.

“It hasn’t been decided yet because we’ve just been training. But we started to have a bit of overload, partly due to injuries in the team,” Tuchel said.

“It’s a long story, but the answer is short. Chances are very high that we will have to rest some players and it may be more important to burden other players who need on-field time and rhythm. We will decide tomorrow.”

Chelsea will be without Mateo Kovacic, who has just recovered from injury but has coronavirus, and Jorginho and N’Golo Kante who have not traveled. go with Expect players to enter the field as subs Kepa Arrizabalaga, Saul Niguez, Ross Barkley and Malon Sar.