Pedro Neto will miss Chelsea's clash against Qarabag (Image: Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Enzo Maresca has provided an update on Pedro Neto ahead of Chelsea's clash against Qarabag in the UEFA Champions League. The Blues will be without the 25-year-old winger when they take on the Azerbaijani outfit at the Tofik Bahramov Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Neto was absent from training on Tuesday morning. The Portugal international was replaced by Estevao Willian in the final minutes of Chelsea's 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the west London outfit's 5000-mile round trip to Baku, Maresca announced that the Portugal international had suffered a minor injury. He said: "Not a problem, just a small issue. We will try to protect him. He is not involved in tomorrow's game."

Maresca has one eye on Chelsea's clash against Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday night, and he plans to rotate the starting lineup. He said: "It's an important game because it can give us three wins in a row in the Champions League.

"For sure, we need to rotate some of the players because I think we come back in London at 6am...