Chelsea will be without Thiago Silva for the first leg of their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night.
There was optimism that the veteran Brazilian would be back for the crucial game in Bucharest after he was pictured back in training last week following a thigh injury.
But speaking at his pre-match press conference on Monday, manager Thomas Tuchel revealed that Silva will again be missing from his squad.
'He is not available,' Tuchel said. 'He is training right now. We are leaving and he is not available.