• Mason Mount, Emerson and Timo Werner during training ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Manchester City. Getty
    Mason Mount, Emerson and Timo Werner during training ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Manchester City. Getty
  • Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel during his team's training at Cobham on Thursday. Getty
    Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel during his team's training at Cobham on Thursday. Getty
  • Edouard Mendy of Chelsea during a training session at Cobham ahead of the Champions League final. Getty
    Edouard Mendy of Chelsea during a training session at Cobham ahead of the Champions League final. Getty
  • Timo Werner and Marcos Alonso during a training session. Getty
    Timo Werner and Marcos Alonso during a training session. Getty
  • Callum Hudson-Odoi and Emerson train for Chelsea's Champions League final. Getty
    Callum Hudson-Odoi and Emerson train for Chelsea's Champions League final. Getty
  • Mateo Kovacic and Callum Hudson-Odoi during Chelsea's training session. Getty
    Mateo Kovacic and Callum Hudson-Odoi during Chelsea's training session. Getty
  • Christian Pulisic and Antonio Rüdiger of Chelsea during training at Cobham. Getty
    Christian Pulisic and Antonio Rüdiger of Chelsea during training at Cobham. Getty
  • Olivier Giroud and Reece James during training. Getty
    Olivier Giroud and Reece James during training. Getty

Edouard Mendy trains with Chelsea ahead of Champions League final – in pictures


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Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy took part in Chelsea's training session as he geared up to be ready for the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday.

Thomas Tuchel's trusted custodian hurt his ribs after colliding with a post during the final game of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday and did not come out for the second half.

Earlier in the week, manager Tuchel expected Mendy to be available for the title showdown in Lisbon.

"He has made huge improvement in the management of pain," Tuchel had said.

"He will play if he is fit. We will try on Wednesday, if not then we will try on Thursday, if not then we will try on Friday. If he cannot make it then we have a strong guy on the bench with Kepa. The images don't show that the injury is too serious."

As it turned out, Mendy began training alongside midfielder N'Golo Kante, who had been taken off in the match against Leicester with a hamstring niggle.

Both players will be desperate to be fit in time as the the Blues face Premier League champions City at the Estadio do Dragao.

The two teams have already met three times this season with Chelsea victorious on two occasions.

Hakim Ziyech secured a 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win, while Ziyech and Marcos Alonso clinched a 2-1 league victory at the Etihad Stadium. City had started the year with a 3-1 win in January.