Sunday, 19th January, 2014
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that Fernando Torres is set to spend "a few weeks" on the sidelines.
Torres came on for hat-trick hero Samuel Eto'o during the second half of Chelsea's 3-1 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge earlier today.
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But the Spaniard suffered a knee ligament injury during the closing stages of the match.
And Mourinho has confirmed Torres will now be out of the reckoning, something which hands Demba Ba an opportunity.
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The Portuguese was quoted as saying by the BBC: "It's time for Demba. It's a pity because Torres is in a good moment.
"Demba had a fantastic week, it was very difficult for me to leave him out of selection because he worked very, very well.
"The next matches are for Demba or Samuel."
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