Chelsea duo Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic both came off injured in the space of 8 minutes last night in Serbia’s Euro 2016 qualifier at Albania. The former had a hamstring problem midway through the second half before the latter hobbled off not long afterwards. Serbia did though, go on to win the match 2-0 thanks to late goals, but have no chance of qualifying for the Championships in France next year.
While it still isn’t clear as to how long they will be out, this would normally be terrible news for Chelsea, as both Ivanovic and Matic are hugely influential individuals for the Blues.