Chelsea have announced defender Thiago Silva suffered knee ligament damage during Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Tottenham. The 38-year-old was forced off in the first half of the Blues’ loss to their London rivals and underwent a scan on his return to the club’s Cobham training centre on Monday. According to some predictions, the trusty defender will miss up to six weeks of action.##NAJAVA_MECA_7060500##Silva could miss Chelsea’s crucial Champions League second leg against Borussia Dortmund through injury. The Blues lost the first leg 1-0. They have a lot of work to do in the return leg to overturn the result, and the absence of Silva could prove costly.In their statement, Chelsea have not indicated how long the veteran Brazilian is expected to be sidelined for, although it’s predicted that he’ll be out for a month.”Scan results have confirmed damage to Thiago’s knee ligaments, and he will now work closely with the club’s medical department during his rehabilitation to return to action as soon as possible.” Thiago Silva could be out for six weeks with a knee injury, per multiple reports 🤕The defender is out of the #UCL second-leg 🆚 BVB pic.twitter.com/sr6xFN5d5A— LiveScore (@livescore) February 28, 2023 The loss of a key player is a major blow to under-pressure head coach Graham Potter, who has managed just two wins from Chelsea’s last 15 games in all competitions.Silva has featured in all but three of the Blues’ 24 top-flight matches this term, in addition to six of their seven Champions League fixtures.
