How Chelsea will line up at Roma: Hazard and Morata set to strike up partnership The Blues are looking to forward to progress in the champions league tonight OYE KOLA Play Video TAP TO PLAY Chelsea fans could be set to see the strike partnership of Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard once again as the Blues take on Roma tonight in the Champions League. The Blues can seal progression to the last 16 of the competition should they win in the Stadio Olimpico and Antonio Conte will be hoping that his influential duo can recreate the form that helped beat Atletico Madrid. On that night the pair ripped Atletico apart at the Wanda Metropolitano, however Morata has not scored since but is hopeful that he can get it.
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Chelsea star Eden Hazard’s unlucky break can pay off richly for Antonio Conte Late show | Eden Hazard, training yesterday to face Roma, is getting back to his best after a delayed start to the campaign John Sibley/Action Images via Reuters Chelsea could come to regard the fractured ankle Eden Hazard suffered in the summer as a blessing in disguise. For Chelsea to have any chance of reaching the Champions League Final in Kiev, they will need Hazard at his very best. The Belgium international has grown accustomed to such pressure. What he has not been used to since arriving from Lille for £32million in 2012 is a lengthy summer break. Hazard has averaged 57 games a season for club and country over the past five years and that does not include the pre-season tours. It means he has been getting just a few weeks to recharge each close season and that can take its toll. In Pictures | Chelsea train ahead of Roma | 30/10/17 ...