Benitez has confirmed that the defensive pair will not be available for selection against Middlesbrough

If Chelsea make it past Middlesbrough to the quarterfinals, they're faced with an away trip to either Reading or Manchester United.

After getting by the Bees, Chelsea will have a date with Middlesbrough in ten days time

The Blues sputtered early and were lucky to be level at halftime, but once Juan Mata got them on the board it was easy sailing to the victory

Scoreless. Shocking. #Rafalution

Since we couldn't manage to defeat mighty Brentford in our first try, we'll give it a go at Stamford Bridge

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I can't imagine that this will hurt Chelsea, as they already had to worry about the UEFA regulations limiting their spending

The FA have decided not to attempt to extend the ban against Eden Hazard