Tammy
Abraham hopes scans on Thursday will clear him of any serious hip injury
after he fell heavily during Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Valencia in the
Champions League.
Just before half-time, the in-form Chelsea striker fell awkwardly while
competing for a corner in Valencia's box at the Mestalla.
The 22-year-old received treatment on the pitch and walked off with help
from Chelsea's medical staff.
But, before Abraham could make it to the tunnel he went down holding his
side before eventually being stretchered off.
Abraham admitted fearing serious injury when he fell awkwardly, but now
believes he has avoided a long-term problem.
"It's much better than when it happened," Abraham told Chelsea TV. "At the
time I was fearful of the worst but it was much better when I got in.
"I was able to walk and move about. So I'm thankful and hopefully it's not
too long. I'll have a scan, but hopefully it's just bruising. It was a knee
to my hip area, so hopefully it's not too serious."
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard said after the game: "The word at half-time
was that it looked quite severe, but the word afterwards was that it wasn't
quite so severe. But that's all I know at this point now."
Chelsea can still qualify for the last 16 by beating Lille at Stamford
Bridge on December 10, with Abraham already focusing ahead to that showdown.
"I was watching the second-half on my phone in the dressing room," Abraham
added.
"It's always been a dream to play in the Champions League so I don't want it
to end here, I want to push on further. So it's good that it's in our
hands."
Abraham is Chelsea's top scorer this season with 12 goals in 21 appearances.
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