Romeo Lavia’s injury nightmare since joining Chelsea continued on Wednesday night as he lasted just eight minutes against Qarabag.

It was a bad night for the Blues as they travelled all the way to Baku for the Champions League clash and were held to a 2-2 draw by the Azerbaijani side.

There was also another fitness headache for Enzo Maresca and a demoralising blow for Lavia as he limped out of the contest in the opening exchanges.

Lavia has been plagued by injury since moving from Southampton in the summer of 2023, with a number of muscular issues keeping him out of action.

In more than two seasons with the club the Belgian was making just his 30th appearance on Wednesday night.

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Maresca spoke before the game about needing to protect the midfielder and build him back to full fitness, but he appeared to suffer yet another setback as he limped off...