LONDON - N'Golo Kante will be sidelined for three weeks after suffering a muscle injury against Manchester United, Chelsea coach Frank Lampard said on Friday .
Kante's absence is a blow for Chelsea as they head into a crucial period featuring this weekend's showdown with top four rivals Tottenham and Tuesday's Champions League last 16 first leg against Bayern Munich. Chelsea will slip out of the top four if they lose to Tottenham at the Bridge and with Kante out, Lampard was relieved to be able to welcome back England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
CHELSEA INJURY WOES Adding to Chelsea's walking wounded, Danish defender Andreas Christensen will wear a protective mask against Tottenham having broken his nose against United. "Tammy has trained the last two days but he's probably at about 70 per cent and he hasn't trained much recently," Lampard said.
The 25-year-old has fallen out of favour at Stamford Bridge, though, with veteran Willy Caballero stepping up for the last two Premier League matches.
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