The Blues welcome Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge in a repeat of last season’s quarter-final tie, which we won 2-1 courtesy of a late strike by Morata.



Having picked up a knee injury against MOL Vidi last Thursday, Zola says the Spaniard won’t be available for the game against the Cherries, while a decision is still to be made on whether or not Hazard features after he came off in Sunday’s win at Brighton.

'No I don’t think so,' Zola responded, when asked if Morata would be available. 'He twisted his knee against Vidi. I don’t think it will take long but he won’t be in contention tomorrow.

'Eden has a knock in his foot and we are assessing him, I think we will decide today. Obviously Hazard is one of our best players so to have him available is a big deal but we don’t want to compromise anything. We will see how the fitness test goes today.'

Despite the fact they have experienced some disappointing results of late, Zola expects a tough game against Bournemouth...

'They are a dangerous team, they’ve come far from last season, they keep improving, they have a good coach and team. We know the game will have difficulties but with respect we know our potential, we know we are getting better. We’ve had a bad spell and now we are improving and we are approaching the game with a lot of confidence.

'We are ambitious, we want to win so we will treat the competition seriously. We know we have a lot of games to play so there will certainly be changes, but despite that it will still be a strong team tomorrow.'

Zola was asked if he feels it’s essential Maurizio Sarri wins a trophy this season...