Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that Nemanja Matic injured himself during
the Capital One Cup final celebrations at Wembley.
The Serbian was suspended for the final but, after seeing his side beat
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, he changed from his club suit to full playing kit for
the trophy presentation.
He then twisted his ankle during the celebrations and would have been
sidelined for the win over West Ham on Wednesday if he wasn't suspended.
However, Mourinho expects him to be fit in time for next week's Champions
League last-16 second leg against Paris St-Germain.
"Matic is injured and he got an injury celebrating the cup," said Mourinho
after the win over the Hammers.
"It's not a big injury, but if today he was not suspended, he wouldn't play.
"He twisted his ankle. On the pitch. He put on shinpads but he didn't put
the tape on. He will play against Paris. On Saturday, Sunday, he will
train."
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