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Chelsea v Rennes: Christian Pulisic to miss game, but injury not as bad as feared

Chelsea will be without forward Christian Pulisic for Wednesday's Champions League game against Rennes, but the American's hamstring injury is not as serious as first feared.

The 22-year-old felt his hamstring in the warm-up at Burnley on Saturday, and was withdrawn from Chelsea's starting line-up for the 3-0 Premier League win.

A scan at Chelsea's Cobham training ground revealed no major damage.

"Christian had a scan that showed a minor injury," said boss Frank Lampard.

"It's obviously a relief for the injury to be minor because he's an important player for us and he's already back outside [training].