Chelsea will be without Sam Kerr for their Champions League clash against Barcelona on Wednesday.

The Australia striker is on the comeback trail following an anterior cruciate ligament injury and scored twice in the Blues' 6-0 win over St Polten last week.

She was not in the squad for Sunday's draw with Liverpool and will miss out against Barcelona.

Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor said: "Sam is fine, she will probably be going with the national team next week. But she's not available for us again.

"It's just a case of managing her comeback. She got 90 minutes [against St Polten] and it was part of the plan for her to rest a little bit after that and not be involved in the following two games."

Barça have recorded three straight wins in the competition and Bompastor is hoping for

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