Drogba & Terry recover for final
Both Terry (left) and Drogba should be able to play in Moscow
Chelsea boss Avram Grant expects John Terry and Didier Drogba to be fit for the Champions League final in Moscow.
Terry dislocated his elbow while Drogba hurt his knee against Bolton on Sunday and were doubts for the 21 May final.
But Grant told a news conference on Wednesday: ""They trained today so I don't think there is any problem."
Drogba told French newspaper L'Equipe his injury was "nothing serious", adding: "No-one wants to miss this gigantic match."
Drogba confirmed that the knee he hurt on Sunday was the same one that had been operated on last December, but said: "I put ice on it immediately. I will be at training this week."
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He called the Moscow showdown so important that it was regarded in the Chelsea dressing-room as "the match of our careers".
Chelsea lost out to United at the weekend in the race for the Premier League title as Sir Alex Ferguson's men secured the defence of their crown with a 2-0 win at Wigan.
United will head to Moscow looking to complete the double, but Drogba said: "This Champions League match is different.
"It will play itself out over 90 or 120 minutes, like in the FA Cup final last year (which Chelsea won 1-0 thanks to Drogba's goal in the second period of extra time).
"We know that we can beat United, we proved it again in the league a fortnight ago.
"But they deserved their title and were rewarded for their consistency. We made too many mistakes."
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United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes his side have the edge after pipping Chelsea to the league title.
But Grant insisted: "I don't think any team has the advantage.
"We've played two times against them this season, we won two weeks ago and we lost at Old Trafford in my first game.
"I don't think they are better than us and in these games anything is possible."
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