John Terry and 'pitiful' Serge Aurier miss Chelsea vs PSG

Skipper out with thigh injury as French club reels after attack from one of their own

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Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea clash tonight in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie - and both clubs have had to deal with disruption.

The London side travel to Paris without John Terry, the centre-half ruled out with a hamstring injury sustained in Saturday's 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle. The Guardian reports that scans "revealed liquid around the tendon in the thigh" and although the 35-year-old defender trained with the Blues on Monday, it was decided he would not be included in the squad tonight.

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