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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

What happened between Azpilicueta and Caballero in Chelsea training ahead of Man City trip

It's rather quiet at the Chelsea training ground at the moment.

This is because a majority of the squad - including Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, Willian, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Olivier Giroud and Callum Hudson-Odoi among others - are away on international duty.

Although that doesn't mean those who weren't selected by their nations are getting a few days off.

There's a big game to prepare for after the international break as the Blues make the trip to Manchester to face Pep Guardiola's City side who are currently fourth in the table following a 3-1 loss at Liverpool.

Frank Lampard will be hoping to make it seven Premier League wins in a row against City in next Saturday's late kick-off.

Ahead of the game at the Etihad Stadium Pedro Marcos Alonso, Willy Caballero and captain Cesar Azpilicueta were put through a light session at the club's training base in Cobham.

And there was a mini game of headers and volleys between the latter trio.

But as spotted in a behind the scenes of Chelsea's training session video uploaded to the club's YouTube page , it somehow ended up with a young Blues keeper facing a harsh punishment.

Similar to what happened to first-choice keeper Kepa a couple of weeks ago, the youngster had his back turned while Caballero and Azpilicueta blasted the ball at him.

Barring an injury to Kepa, Caballero is likely to be on the bench for the visit to his former club.

As for Azpilicueta, he will be hoping for a recall after being rested in favour of Reece James for the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace last weekend.

Although, the Spaniard's reaction to Lampard's decision was brilliant.

"He took it as I thought he would, as a perfect professional," the Blues head coach revealed. "It was not a problem.

"He wants to play, of course he does, but he also understands the quality of Reece and the fact that through the long course of the season, not just for Azpi but for every position, there is a lot of change.

Frank Lampard hopes to challenge Liverpool and Man City

"Azpi had played every minute of every game this season, barring the EFL Cup.

"So I don’t think it was the worst for him to have a rest. We’ve got massive games coming up after the break."

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