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Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium (16:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- Rosenior confirmed Marc Cucurella is not available for Sunday but "hopefully we can get him back quickly as soon as possible", while Estevao Willian will be "out for a little bit longer", Jamie Gittens is "progressing in his rehab" and Dario Essugo is "back on the training pitch".
- Captain Reece James is "absolutely fine" while Romeo Lavia is "getting stronger and stronger" and "we had a mini-practice match in the week where he looked really good".
- On facing holders Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16: "So excited. PSG are a fantastic team. I have experience of playing against them in France. I have always admired them. Luis Enrique has done an incredible job. These are the games you live for, games that you come into football for. It's going to be a great tie. But we've got another three games before that, that I need to focus on."
- On the race to qualify for next season's Champions League: "I want the players to be as physically and mentally fresh as possible. They've looked really good in training this week. We need to stay calm and consistent in our process. This club should be in the Champions League, this club is a Champions League club. When I took over, we were eighth. We're now in the race."
- Rosenior was asked about the club's finances after they posted the highest annual loss ever by an English football club: "My job is to focus on the team, trying to make the team and the squad as strong as possible to win things. I will have those conversations with the ownership and those above me. But [finances] are not something that is at the forefront of my mind. I just want to make sure we are successful on the pitch."
- On racist abuse suffered by Wesley Fofana after getting sent off in last weekend's draw against Burnley: "It was a tough day for Wes. First for what happened in the game and the racist abuse he got online. It affects you in ways that shouldn't exist. It's something we have to try and eradicate from life and football. He is strong and has trained this week."
- Anticipating the challenge posed by the league leaders, Rosenior said: "They are an incredibly well-coached team in every aspect of the game. Whether they compress really high, they have compact shape in the low blocks, they are fantastic defensively, obviously set-plays, they are well-coached and they play very good football as well. They are a very good team and that is why they are in the situation they are in at the moment. It is my job and the players' job to try to find that weakness and try to enjoy what is going to be a really, really big game on Sunday."
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